Episcopal Primate of Scotland

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, styled "The Most Reverend the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church", is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current primus is the Most Revd David Chillingworth who became primus on 13 June 2009. He was elected at a meeting of an episcopal synod which took place on the final day of the Scottish Episcopal Church General Synod.

The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church has the following tasks:

The primus does not have any metropolitan jurisdiction. Metropolitan responsibilities are held by the diocesan bishops. The last head of the Scottish Episcopal Church to hold both primate and metropolitan titles was Arthur Rose, Archbishop of St Andrews, up to his death in 1704. The last bishop to exercise metropolitan authority was Alexander Rose, Bishop of Edinburgh, up to his death in 1720.

Holders of the role since the creation of the post in the early 18th century.

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