| The Most Reverend Robert Kilgour, M.A. |
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| Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church | |
Robert Kilgour |
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| Province | Scotland |
| Elected | 1782 |
| Reign ended | 1788 |
| Predecessor | William Falconer |
| Successor | John Skinner |
| Other posts | Bishop of Aberdeen (1768–1786), Incumbent of Peterhead (1737–1789) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1737 (Deacon), 25 April 1738 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 21 September 1768 (Bishop) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1714 Waulkmill, Cruden, Aberdeenshire |
| Died | 23 March 1790 (aged 76) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire |
| Buried | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Parents | Robert Kilgour and Isobel Barron |
| Spouse | Margaret Arbuthnot |
| Children | five daughters |
Robert Kilgour (1714–1790) was an Anglican minister 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.
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He was born at Waulkmill, Cruden, Aberdeenshire, and baptised there on 15 March 1714, the son of Robert Kilgour and Isobel Barron.[1] He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen from 1729 to 1733; graduating with a Master of Arts degree on 29 March 1733.[1] He was ordained a deacon in 1737 and a priest at Aberdeen on 25 April 1738.[1] He was appointed the Incumbent of Peterhead in 1737.[1] In 1758, he married Margaret Arbuthnot (1721–1805), and they had five daughters.[1] One of their daughters, Christian, married Patrick Torry (later Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane) in 1787.[1]
He was consecrated as Bishop of Aberdeen on 21 September 1768 by William Falconer, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, James Rait, Bishop of Brechin, and John Alexander, Bishop of Dunkeld.[1] Fourteen years later, Kilgour also became the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 25 September 1782.[1]
Along with bishops Arthur Petrie and John Skinner, Kilgour consecrated Samuel Seabury, an American Episcopal priest, as a bishop on 14 November 1784.[1][2]
He resigned as Bishop of Aberdeen in 1786, and as Primus in 1788, both post were succeeded by his Coadjutor, John Skinner.[1][3] In 1789, he resigned as Incumbent of Peterhead and was succeeded by his son-in-law, Patrick Torry.[4]
He died at Peterhead on 23 March 1790, aged 76.[1]
| Scottish Episcopal Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Hepburn |
Incumbent of Peterhead 1737–1789 |
Succeeded by Patrick Torry |
| Preceded by Andrew Gerard |
Bishop of Aberdeen 1768–1786 |
Succeeded by John Skinner |
| Preceded by William Falconer |
Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1782–1788 |
Succeeded by John Skinner |
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