Alexander Gordon | |
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Bishop of Galloway | |
Diocese | Galloway |
In office | 1559–1575 |
Predecessor | Andrew Durie |
Successor | John 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 | |
Consecration | doubtful if ever consecrated [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1516[1] |
Died | 11 November 1575 (aged c. 59) Clary, Penninghame, Wigtonshire, Scotland [1] |
Nationality | Scottish |
Denomination | Church of Scotland prev. Roman Catholic |
Parents | John Gordon, Lord Gordon and Margaret Stewart |
Spouse | Barbara Logie |
Children | five 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.