Alexander Gordon (bishop of Galloway)

Alexander Gordon
Bishop of Galloway
DioceseGalloway
In office1559–1575
PredecessorAndrew Durie
SuccessorJohn Gordon
Other post(s)Titular Archbishop of Athens (1551–75)
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Glasgow
(1550–51)
Bishop of the Isles
(1554–59)
Orders
Consecrationdoubtful if ever consecrated [1]
Personal details
Bornc. 1516[1]
Died11 November 1575 (aged c. 59)
Clary, Penninghame, Wigtonshire, Scotland [1]
NationalityScottish
DenominationChurch of Scotland
prev. Roman Catholic
ParentsJohn Gordon, Lord Gordon and Margaret Stewart
SpouseBarbara Logie
Childrenfive sons and one daughter [2]

Alexander Gordon (c. 1516 – 11 November 1575) was a 16th-century Scottish churchman who was successively Archbishop of Glasgow, Titular Archbishop of Athens, Bishop of the Isles and Bishop of Galloway.

  1. ^ a b c Scott 1928, Fasti Ecclesae Scoticanae, volume 7, p. 343.
  2. ^ Scott 1928, Fasti Ecclesae Scoticanae, volume 7, p. 344.