James Sharp (bishop)

Most Reverend

James Sharp
Archbishop James Sharp by Peter Lely
ChurchChurch of Scotland
ArchdioceseArchbishop of St Andrews
In office1661 to 1679
PredecessorJohn Spottiswoode
SuccessorAlexander Burnet
Orders
Consecration15 December 1661
by Gilbert Sheldon
George Morley [1]
Personal details
Born
James Sharp

(1618-05-04)4 May 1618
Died2 May 1679(1679-05-02) (aged 60)
Magus Muir, Fife
SpouseHelen Moncrieff (1622–1679)
Children7
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen

James Sharp, or Sharpe, (4 May 1618 – 3 May 1679) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, or kirk, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews from 1661 to 1679. His support for Episcopalianism, or governance by bishops, brought him into conflict with elements of the kirk who advocated Presbyterianism. Twice the victim of assassination attempts, the second cost him his life.