Patrick Torry (1763–1852) was a

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who served as a bishop in the

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during the first half of the 19th century., ''Scottish Episcopal Clergy'', p. 464.

Early life and family

He was born in

King Edward, Aberdeenshire King Edward (Gaelic: ''Cinn Eadar'') is a small village, parish and former feudal barony near the north coast of Scotland in Buchan midway between Turriff and Banff. The old church of King Edward with historic graveyard was founded around 1124 a ...

on 27 December 1763, son of Thomas Torry and Jane Watson. He married twice, firstly in 1787 to Christian Kilgour (died 11 May 1789), daughter of the Rt Revd

Robert Kilgour Robert Kilgour (1714–1790) was a Scottish clergyman who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church as Bishop of Aberdeen from 1768 to 1786 and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1782 to 1788. He was an outspoken supporter of the Jacob ...

, Bishop of Aberdeen, and secondly in September 1791 to Jane Young, daughter of William Young and Ann Gordon. He had three sons and three daughters. His eldest son, John Torry (1800–1879), was

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and

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of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.

Ecclesiastical career

He was

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in the

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as a

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in 1782 and a

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in 1783. His first

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appointment was as the

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and Fochabers from 1782 to 1789, followed by incumbent at

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

from 1789 to June 1837. He was

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and

Dunblane Dunblane (, gd, Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links ...

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on 12 October 1808 by Primus Skinner, with bishops Macfarlane and

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serving as co-

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s. His united sees were merged with the bishopric of Fife in 1837, with the combined episcopal title was renamed to

Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane The Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. The Episcopal see, ...

in 1844. With assistance of the Reverend Alexander Lendrum, Incumbent of

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, he produced a Scottish Prayer Book in 1851 which was

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d by the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church. He died in office at Peterhead on 3 October 1852, aged 88, and was buried at

St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth St. Ninian's Cathedral (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Ninian) is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. History The Scottish Episcopal Church was disestablished in 1689 and a ...

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