John Paterson (archbishop)
| John Paterson | |
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| Archbishop of Glasgow | |
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| Church | Church of Scotland |
| See | Archdiocese of Glasgow |
| In office | 1687–1689 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Cairncross |
| Successor | Episcopacy abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1632 Scotland |
| Died | 9 December 1708 Edinburgh |
| Previous post | Bishop of Galloway; Bishop of Edinburgh |
John Paterson (1632–1708), the last archbishop of Glasgow, was the youngest son of John Paterson, bishop of Ross. John, after some preliminary studies at Marischal College, University of Aberdeen, was admitted as a student of theology at the University of St Andrews on 13 March 1655, and he is entered as regent in St Leonard's College under date of 3 February 1658, indicating that he had taught the junior class in the preceding year.
He probably continued to teach there until called to succeed his father, though not without some opposition, at Ellon on 6 November 1659, to which charge he was admitted before 15 July 1660. On 24 October 1662 he was elected by the town council of Edinburgh as minister of the Tron Church, and was admitted on 4 January following. From that charge he was promoted to the deanery of the High Kirk on 12 July 1672, and was admitted a burgess and guild-brother of the city on 13 November 1673.
He strongly opposed the proposal of the more moderate party in the Scottish church in 1674 to hold a national synod. Through the influence of his patron, the Duke of Lauderdale, he was appointed on 20 October 1674 to the see of Galloway, but was not consecrated until May 1675 at Edinburgh. For a few years father and son were thus occupants of Scottish sees at the same time. On 27 September 1678 he was appointed a privy councillor.
He was translated to the bishopric of Edinburgh on 29 March 1679. In the previous January he had obtained licence from the king to reside in Edinburgh, on the ground that he had not a competent manse or dwelling-house in Galloway. A pension of was granted him on 9 July 1680. He is found assisting on 15 March 1685 at Lambeth at Sancroft's consecration of Baptist Levinz, the bishop of Sodor and Man.
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