Roger Gordon
Roger Gordon was a 16th-century Scottish cleric who briefly served as Bishop of Galloway.
Life
He was Dean of Dunblane Cathedral from at least 13 April 1554, a position he may have retained for the remainder of his life.[1]
In 1572 he was minister of Whithorn.[2] He was elected to the bishopric of Galloway on the death of Alexander Gordon in 1575.[3] He got Crown confirmation to the bishopric with mandate for consecration on 17 September 1578.[3]
However, John Gordon had been chosen as successor by Alexander in 1568, 7 years before the latter's death, and John Gordon seems to have prevented Roger from taking up the position of Bishop of Galloway in practice.[4] Roger was called "pretended bishop" on 27 June 1579.[3] Roger never seems to have taken possession of the see.[3]
In 1580 he became minister of Kirkmaiden.
Although Watt says he "died before 12 May 1587"[5] Scott says he returned to Whithorn in 1599.[6]
Notes
References
- Watt, D. E. R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
Religious titles | ||
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Preceded by William Gordon | Dean of Dunblane 1551 × 1554 – 1577 × 1587 | Succeeded by John Johun |
Preceded by Alexander Gordon | Bishop of Galloway 1578 – 1579 × 1587 | Succeeded by John Gordon |
Dean of the Chapel Royal 1578 – 1579 × 1587 |
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- Pre-Reformation bishops of Galloway, x 1128–1560
- Gille Aldan
- Christian of Whithorn
- John of Whithorn
- Walter of Whithorn
- Gilbert of Glenluce
- Odo Ydonc§
- Henry of Holyrood
- Thomas de Kirkcudbright
- Simon de Wedale
- Michael MacKenlagh
- Thomas MacDowell§
- Adam de Lanark
- Oswald of Glenluce§
- Ingram de Ketenis§
- Thomas de Rossy
- Elisaeus Adougan
- Gilbert Cavan§
- Thomas de Buittle
- Alexander Vaus
- Thomas Spens
- Thomas Vaus§
- Ninian Spot
- George Vaus
- James Beaton
- David Arnot
- Henry Wemyss
- Andrew Durie
- Alexander Gordon
- Post-Reformation bishops of Galloway, 1560–1689
- Alexander Gordon
- John Gordon
- Roger Gordon§
- George Gordon
- Vacant (1588–1605)§
- Gavin Hamilton
- William Couper
- Andrew Lamb
- Thomas Sydserf
- Vacant (1638–1661)§
- James Hamilton
- John Paterson
- Arthur Rose
- James Aitken
- John Gordon
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