Arthur Petrie (died 19 April 1787) was the 37th

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of the Diocese of Ross and Moray of the

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. He was one of the three bishops to consecrate

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, an American

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priest as a bishop in 1784. The ''Glasgow Mercury'' newspaperGlasgow Mercury, Wednesday 25 April to Wednesday 2 May 1787. reporting his death at Micklefollo, described him as 'a dignified clergyman of the Episcopal Church in Scotland, much respected'.

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Year of birth missing 1787 deaths 18th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness {{Anglican-bishop-stub