Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church | |
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Shield of the Scottish Episcopal Church |
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General | |
Belief | Anglicanism |
organization | Episcopal Church |
distribution | Scotland |
Primates of the Scottish Episcopal Church | Bishop Mark Strange |
membership | Anglican Community |
numbers | |
Members | 28,647 (2018) |
Others | |
Website | scotland.anglican.org |
The Scottish Episcopal Church ( Scottish-Gaelic : Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba , German Scottish Episcopal Church ) is a member church of the Anglican Community .
history
In the history of the Reformation in Scotland , Presbyterianism became by far the strongest trend in the 17th century. He shaped the Church of Scotland . One of his principles - this was even named - is the leadership of the church by presbyters (elders). In contrast, a minority of the faithful, and especially the clergy, held fast to the principle of episcopal leadership in their dispute with the Presbyterian majority . When in 1689, after the Glorious Revolution , they were asked to swear allegiance to the new King Wilhelm III. numerous episcopal-minded Scottish bishops and clergymen refused to do so and were subsequently removed from office as " non-jurors " or expelled by presbyterian-minded believers. They then separated from the Church of Scotland in 1690. In the course of the following years they constituted the Episcopal Church in Scotland (so the first name, later Episcopal Church of Scotland ). After the unification of England and Scotland in 1707, the Episcopal Church of Scotland was legally recognized in the Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711.
After an above-average number of "Episcopalians" (followers of the Episcopal Church of Scotland) took part in the First Jacobite Rebellion in 1715 , the Episcopal Church was legally imposed in 1719 on numerous restrictions. Apart from the members of the clergy's family, a maximum of nine believers were allowed to attend a service. After the Second Jacobite Uprising in 1745, English troops destroyed numerous Episcopal churches. The penals acts were tightened in the following year: From then on, a maximum of four believers were allowed to attend a service at the same time. That is why the clergy celebrated up to 15 consecutive services in one place on Sundays, plus more on weekdays. In addition, the episcopal believers were deprived of their right to vote; they were not allowed to hold public office or study at a university. In 1792 the penal laws against the Episcopalians were repealed. However, the churches taken over by the Church of Scotland were not returned to the episcopal parishes.
Since the second half of the 19th century, four religious women's communities emerged in the Episcopal Church of Scotland , including the Community of Saint Margaret of Scotland , which existed from 1864 to 2002. In 1900, the Episcopal Church in Scotland had a good 124,000 members in 356 wards.
In 1973 the restriction of the clergy to full-time theologians was lifted: At that time, lay people were ordained for the first time who had not completed a full degree in theology and continued to pursue a civilian profession. In 1994 the first women were ordained. The general synod of 2002 also made episcopal ordination possible for women. In June 2017, the General Synod made it possible for same-sex couples to be married .
Structure, leadership and membership
The Scottish Episcopal Church consists of seven dioceses :
Diocese | Communities | cathedral | Location of the diocese in Scotland | website | |
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Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney | 47 | St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen | aberdeen.anglican.org | ||
Diocese of Argyll and The Isles | 33 | St John's Cathedral, Oban | argyll.anglican.org | ||
Cathedral of The Isles | |||||
Diocese of Brechin | 29 | St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee | thedioceseofbrechin.org | ||
Diocese of Edinburgh | 57 | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh | edinburgh.anglican.org | ||
Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway | 65 | St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow | glasgow.anglican.org | ||
Diocese of Moray , Ross and Caithness | 39 | Inverness Cathedral | moray.anglican.org | ||
Diocese of St Andrews , Dunkeld and Dunblane | 53 | St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth | standrews.anglican.org |
The leadership is incumbent on the College of Bishops , whose spokesman is a primate without a permanent seat. In addition, the Synod (General Synod) meets every year .
Headquarters:
General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church
21 Grosvenor Crescent
Edinburgh ( Scotland )
EH12 5EE
The number of members is around 28,647. The Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church are thus far larger in membership.
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a member of the Porvoo Fellowship , with whose churches it has agreed full church fellowship .
literature
in order of appearance
- John Parker Lawson: History of the Scottish Episcopal Church from the Revolution to the Present Time . Gallie and Bayley, Edinburgh 1843.
- Frederick Goldie: A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland. From the restoration to the present time . Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh 1976, ISBN 0-7152-0315-0 .
- Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . 4th, revised edition. General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Edinburgh 2012, ISBN 0-905573-42-0 .
Web links
- Liturgy according to the Book of Common Prayer 1982
- Homepage of the Scottish Episcopal Church
- List of primates of the Scottish Episcopal Church
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 36th Annual Report . Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ↑ John Parker Lawson: History of the Scottish Episcopal Church from the Revolution to the Present Time . Gallie and Bayley, Edinburgh 1843, pp. 88-91 and pp. 122-124.
- ↑ John Parker Lawson: History of the Scottish Episcopal Church from the Revolution to the Present Time . Gallie and Bayley, Edinburgh 1843, p. 150.
- ↑ John Parker Lawson: History of the Scottish Episcopal Church from the Revolution to the Present Time . Gallie and Bayley, Edinburgh 1843, p. 167.
- ↑ Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . Edinburgh 2012, p. 19.
- ↑ Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . Edinburgh 2012, p. 20.
- ↑ John Parker Lawson: History of the Scottish Episcopal Church from the Revolution to the Present Time . Gallie and Bayley, Edinburgh 1843, p. 430.
- ↑ Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . Edinburgh 2012, p. 22.
- ↑ Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . Edinburgh 2012, p. 23.
- ^ Article Scotland, Episcopal Church of . In: Encyclopædia Britannica , 11th ed., Vol. 24 (1911), pp. 467-468, here p. 467.
- ↑ Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . Edinburgh 2012, p. 30.
- ↑ Gerald Stranraer-Mull: A church for Scotland. The story of the Scottish Episcopal Church . Edinburgh 2012, p. 32.
- ↑ BBC: Scottish Episcopal Church approves gay marriage