thomas, rattray, 1684, 1743, scottish, episcopal, bishop, served, primus, scottish, episcopal, church, from, 1738, 1743, most, reverend, bishop, dunkeldprimus, scottish, episcopal, churchchurchscottish, episcopal, churchin, office1731, 1743predecessorjohn, ham. Thomas Rattray 1684 1743 was a Scottish Episcopal bishop who served as the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1738 to 1743 1 2 The Most ReverendThomas Rattray D D Bishop of DunkeldPrimus of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchChurchScottish Episcopal ChurchIn office1731 1743PredecessorJohn Hamilton of BlairSuccessorJohn AlexanderOther post s Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1738 1743 OrdersConsecration4 June 1727by Arthur MillarPersonal detailsBorn1684Died12 May 1743 aged 59 NationalityScottishPrevious post s Bishop of Brechin 1727 1731 Christianity portalHe was chosen as Bishop of Brechin by the clergy of that diocese in opposition to John Ochterlony who was the choice of the college of bishops 1 He was consecrated in Edinburgh on 4 June 1727 by Primus Millar and bishops Gadderar and Cant but the college of bishops contended that Rattray s consecration had been irregular and uncanonical 1 2 The matter was not resolved until he was appointed Bishop of Dunkeld in 1731 1 2 He was also elected the Primus in July 1738 1 2 He died in office on 12 May 1743 aged 59 1 2 References edit a b c d e f Bertie David M 2000 Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689 2000 Edinburgh T amp T Clark p 118 ISBN 0567087468 a b c d e Skinner John 1818 Annals of Scottish Episcopacy Aberbeen A Brown amp Co p 535 Scottish Episcopal Church titlesPreceded byRobert Norrie Bishop of Brechin1727 1731 Succeeded byJohn OchterlonyPreceded byJohn Hamilton Bishop of Dunkeld1731 1743 Succeeded byJohn AlexanderPreceded byDavid Freebairn Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church1738 1743 Succeeded byRobert Keith nbsp This biography of a Scottish religious figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a United Kingdom bishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Rattray amp oldid 1157126053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
