Arthur Petrie (died 19 April 1787) was the 37th

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of the Diocese of Ross and Moray of the

Scottish Episcopal Church The Scottish Episcopal Church ( gd, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Episcopal(ian) Kirk) is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland. A continuation of the Church of Scotland as intended by King James VI, and ...

. He was one of the three bishops to consecrate

Samuel Seabury Samuel Seabury (November 30, 1729February 25, 1796) was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyalist ...

, an American Episcopal priest as a bishop in 1784. The ''Glasgow Mercury'' newspaperGlasgow Mercury, Wednesday 25 April to Wednesday 2 May 1787. reporting his death at Micklefollo, described him as 'a dignified clergyman of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, much respected'.

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Year of birth missing 1787 deaths 18th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness {{Anglican-bishop-stub