About Patrick Torry
Lived 1763 – 1852 (aged 88). Patrick Torry was an anglican priest.
Patrick Torry (1763–1852) was a Scottish Anglican bishop who served as a bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church during the first half of the 19th century.
Early life and family He was born in King Edward, Aberdeenshire on 27 December 1763, son of Thomas Torry and Jane Watson. followed by incumbent at Peterhead from 1789 to June 1837.
With assistance of the Reverend Alexander Lendrum, Incumbent of Muthill, he produced a Scottish Prayer Book in 1851 which was censured by the College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church. aged 88, and was buried at St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth.
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Scottish bishop
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Patrick Torry was born on 27 December 1763 in King Edward.
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Patrick Torry died on 3 October 1852 in Peterhead.
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Patrick Torry was an anglican priest.
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Patrick Torry's recorded nationality: Scottish people.
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