GORDON, John Bishop of Galloway (Church of Scotland) 1
- Born: About 1643, Ellon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Died: 1726, Rome, Italy 2
Another name for John was GORDON, John Clement.2
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General Notes:
"The Bishop of Galloway from 1688 to 1697 was John Gordon. He was born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, and served as a Naval Chaplain and as a Chaplain to James Vll. He was with James in Ireland and served as Chancellor of Dublin. He subsequently went into exile in France with James and conducted services for Episcopalian and Anglican members of the exiled king's Court. He resigned as Bishop of Galloway in 1697 and in 1702 was re-ordained in Rome by the Pope as a Roman Catholic priest. He died in Rome in 1726, the last survivor of the pre-Revolution Bishops of Scotland."
from episcopalhistory.org 1
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