In the early days of the Scottish Episcopal Church, college bishops were men who were consecrated bishops in order to maintain apostolic succession but (extraordinarily) not appointed to any episcopal see. Fourteen such men were consecrated, eight of whom were later appointed to Scottish sees.Bertie, David (ed.) Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000: Chapter – College Bishops p. 515 (Google Books; accessed 2 May 2014)
List of college bishops College Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church No. Name When consecrated Where consecrated Consecrators Notes 1 John Fullarton 25 January 1705 Edinburgh John Paterson, Alexander Rose, & Robert Douglas Formerly minister of Paisley; appointed Bishop of Edinburgh in 1720; died 1727. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 46., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 533. 2 John Sage Formerly a minister of Glasgow; died in 1711. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 126., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 533., Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, pp. 404–436. 3 John Falconer 28 April 1709 Dundee Alexander Rose, Robert Douglas, & John Sage Also minister of Carnbee; died in 1723. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 40., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, pp. 533–534., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 524–525. 4 Henry Christie Also minister at Kinross; died 5 May 1718. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, pp. 24–25., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, pp. 533–534., Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 437. 5 25 August 1711 Dundee Alexander Rose, Robert Douglas, & John Fullarton Appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 1721; resigned 1724; died 1744. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 20., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 534., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 530–531. 6 James Gadderar London George Hickes, John Falconer, Formerly minister of Kilmaurs; appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 1724; died 1733. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 47., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 534., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 531–532. 7 Arthur Millar 22 October 1718 Edinburgh Alexander Rose, John Fullarton, & John Falconer Appointed Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus in 1727; died later in the same year. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 98., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 526–527. 8 William Irvine Died 1725. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 70., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 534., Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 437. 9 Andrew Cant 17 October 1722 Edinburgh John Fullarton, Arthur Millar, & William Irvine Died 1728. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, pp. 21–22., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 535., Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 438., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, p. 553. 10 David Freebairn Appointed Bishop of Galloway and Primus in 1731, and Bishop of Edinburgh in 1733; died 1739. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 45–46., Annals of Scottish Episcopacy, p. 535., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 527–528. 11 John Ochterlony November 1726 Edinburgh Andrew Cant, David Freebairn, & Alexander Duncan Appointed Bishop of Brechin in 1731; died 1742. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 108., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, pp. 543–544. 12 James Rose Appointed Bishop of Fife in 1731; died 1733. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 123., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, p. 552. 13 John Gillan 11 June 1727 Edinburgh David Freebairn, Alexander Duncan, James Rose, & John Ochterlony Appointed Bishop of Dunblane in 1731; died 1735. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 50. 14 David Ranken Died 1728. , Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 17–118., Journal and Appendix to Scotichronicon and Monasticon, volume 2, p. 438., An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, p. 553.
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