Religious Leaders
- The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland convenes the annual Assembly, but does not "lead", the Church of Scotland. Moderators are limited to serving 1 year in office. The Moderator-designate is nominated in October and takes office in the following May. The Moderator for 2011–12 is the Right Reverend Albert Bogle.
- The de facto head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland is the most senior archbishop, currently His Eminence Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh (see Bishops' Conference of Scotland).
- The Presiding Bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church is called the Primus. The current Primus is David Chillingworth, Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
- The current (2012) Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland is the Dr Iain D. Campbell, the minister of Point Free Church on the Isle of Lewis.
- The current (2010) Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) is the Reverend D S Fraser.
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