John Ochterlony, MA (1667–1742) was an
Anglican
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clergyman who served in the
Scottish Episcopal Church
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as the
Bishop of Brechin
The Bishop of Brechin is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Brechin or angus, Scotland, Angus, based at Dundee. Brechin Cathedral, Brechin is a parish church of the established (presbyterian) Church of Scotland. The diocese had a long-es ...
from 1731 to 1742.
Biography
He was
consecrated
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a
college bishop
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
An episcopal see is, in a practical u ...
in 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 ...
on 4 June 1727 at
Edinburgh
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by bishops
Freebairn,
Cant
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Language
* Cant (language), a secret language
* Beurla Reagaird, a language of the Scottish Highland Travellers
* Scottish Cant, a language of the Scottish Lowland Travellers
* Shelta or the Cant, a la ...
and
Duncan.
[ He was appointed the ]Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the Diocese of Brechin
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brechin, also known as the Diocese of Angus, was one of the thirteen pre-Reformation dioceses of Scotland.
History
The diocese was believed to have been founded by Bishop Samson in 1153, and based at the cathedr ...
in December 1731.[ He died in office in May 1742, aged 75.][
]
References
1667 births
1742 deaths
Bishops of Brechin (Episcopalian)
College bishops
18th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops
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