Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh

The Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. The archdiocese covers an area of 5,504 km². The Metropolitan see is in the City of Edinburgh where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary.

The Vicariate Apostolic of the Eastern District was elevated to archdiocese status on 14 March 1878 upon the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy. The current archbishop is His Eminence Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien, the 7th Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.

List of ordinaries

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland
13 October 1653 to 2 September 1661	Bishop William Ballantine, Prefect of Scotland	Priest; died in office
12 June 1662 to July 1693	Bishop Alexander Winchester, Prefect of Scotland	Priest; resigned
Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland
7 September 1694 to 12 October 1718	Bishop Thomas Nicolson, Vicar Apostolic of Scotland	Priest; died in office
12 October 1718 to 23 July 1727	Bishop James Gordon, Vicar Apostolic of Scotland	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scotland; becoming Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District
Vicariate Apostolic of the Lowland District
23 July 1727 to 18 February 1746	Bishop James Gordon, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of Scotland; died in office
18 February 1746 to 21 August 1767	Bishop Alexander Smith, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District; died in office
21 August 1767 to 3 December 1778	Bishop James Grant, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District; died in office
3 December 1778 to 24 August 1805	Bishop George Hay, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District; retired
24 August 1805 to 20 August 1825	Bishop Alexander Cameron, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District; retired
20 August 1825 to 13 February 1827	Bishop Alexander Paterson, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District; becoming Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District
Vicariate Apostolic of the Eastern District
13 February 1827 to 30 October 1831	Bishop Alexander Paterson, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District	Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District; died in office
28 September 1832 to 24 May 1852	Bishop Andrew Carruthers, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District	Priest; died in office
24 May 1852 to 24 February 1864	Bishop James Gillies, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District; died in office
2 September 1864 to 2 July 1883	Bishop John Menzies Strain, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District	Priest; becoming Archbishop
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
2 September 1864 to 15 March 1878	John Menzies Strain, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District; died in office
15 March 1878 to 16 March 1892	William Smith, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Priest; ordained 28 October 1885; died in office
15 July 1892 to 29 April 1900	Angus McDonald, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Bishop of Argyll and the Isles; died in office
30 August 1900 to 25 November 1928	James Smith, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Bishop of Dunkeld; died in office
19 July 1929 to 22 May 1950	Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, OSB, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; ordained 24 September 1929; died in office
20 June 1951 to 30 May 1985	Gordon Joseph Gray, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	Priest; ordained 21 September 1951; elevated to Cardinal 28 April 1969; Retired
30 May 1985 to present	Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh	elevated to Cardinal 30 May 1985

See also

• Bishop of St. Andrews
• Lists of office-holders