Moderator of the General Assembly

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The Moderator of the General Assembly is the annually appointed presiding officer and public representative of the Church of Scotland’s highest court.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical office ⓘ
position in the Church of Scotland ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
appointedFor one year ⓘ
associatedWithBody Court of Session of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: College of Justice
basedIn Edinburgh ⓘ
belongsToOrganization Church of Scotland ⓘ
canBeHeldBy elder of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
ordained minister of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
governsWithinPolity Presbyterian polity ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
hasCeremonialDuties leading worship at the opening of the General Assembly ⓘ
participating in national civic ceremonies in Scotland ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Church of Scotland ⓘ
hasOfficialResidenceDuringAssembly Edinburgh (temporary accommodation) ⓘ
hasRole acting as spokesperson for the Church of Scotland ⓘ
chairing debates of the General Assembly ⓘ
ensuring orderly conduct of business in the General Assembly ⓘ
representing the Church of Scotland in public and civic life ⓘ
undertaking official visits on behalf of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
hasSeatIn General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole spiritual leadership within the Church of Scotland ⓘ
inaugurationFrequency annually ⓘ
isDistinctFrom Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland’s Free Church ⓘ
Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland ⓘ
isHeadOf General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
isPresidingOfficerOf General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
isPublicRepresentativeOf Church of Scotland ⓘ
languageOfOffice English ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Church of Scotland ⓘ
officeHolderTitle Moderator ⓘ
officeHoldsInHighestCourtOf Church of Scotland ⓘ
officeType non-episcopal church leadership role ⓘ
partOf Church of Scotland ⓘ
presidesOver General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
religiousBodyType national church of Scotland ⓘ
religiousDenomination Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian
religiousTradition Reformed Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Reformed churches
reportsTo General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
representsTo British Royal Family ⓘ
Scottish Government ⓘ
wider ecumenical bodies ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by the General Assembly ⓘ
style Right Reverend ⓘ
styleWhenFormer Very Reverend ⓘ
termLength annual ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of Scotland → hasOffice → Moderator of the General Assembly ⓘ
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → elects → Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Moderator of the General Assembly
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → presidingOfficer → Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Moderator of the General Assembly
Moderator of the General Assembly → isDistinctFrom → Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Moderator of the General Assembly
William Robertson → positionHeld → Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Moderator of the General Assembly