1864 Removal of Restrictions on Episcopal Clergy

1864 Removal of Restrictions on Episcopal Clergy

For some decades there had been debates about the fact that clergy ordained by Scottish Episcopal bishops could not legally be appointed to positions in the Church of England. In 1864 this ban was overturned, ending official government discrimination against Episcopalians. This was a time when Episcopal congregations were growing and many new churches were built in Fife. At the end of the 1860s the Episcopalians in St Andrews constructed a large new church with room for 600 worshippers.

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Sacred Landscapes of Fife

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