The Right Reverend Alexander Rose | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Edinburgh | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Edinburgh |
| In office | 1687–1720 (From 1689 as a bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church) |
| Predecessor | John Paterson |
| Successor | John Fullarton |
| Other post(s) | Metropolitan of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1704–1720 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Moray Professor of Divinity, University of Glasgow; Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 March 1687 by Arthur Rose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1645 or 1646 |
| Died | 20 March 1720 Canongate, Edinburgh |
Alexander Rose (1647–1720) was a Scottish scholar, minister and bishop. He was a Church of Scotland minister before becoming Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow and Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews. He rose to become Bishop of Moray and then Bishop of Edinburgh. His failure to convince King William III and II that the Scottish bishops could be trusted led to the abolition of Episcopacy in Scotland. Rose continued as a nonjuring bishop, eventually becoming leader of the informal and embryonic Scottish Episcopal Church.