James Gordon (vicar apostolic)


James Gordon
Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed23 July 1727
Term ended1 March 1746
Predecessoroffice established
SuccessorAlexander Smith
Other post(s)Titular bishop of Nicopolis (1705–1746)
Previous post(s)Vicar Apostolic of Scotland (1718–1727)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scotland (1705–1718)
Orders
Ordination1692
Consecration11 April 1706
by Marcantonio Barbarigo
Personal details
Born31 January 1665
Glastirum, Enzie, Banffshire, Kingdom of Scotland
Died18 February 1746 (aged 81)
Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland
BuriedInnerpeffray

James Gordon (31 January 1665 – 18 February 1746) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic for the whole of Scotland from 1718 to 1727, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District from 1727 to 1746.