Moderator of the General Assembly

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ecclesiastical office position in the Church of Scotland presiding officer

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

Aliases (2)

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 →
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 →
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 →
religiousTradition	Reformed Christianity →
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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ("Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland") →	elects
Church of Scotland →	hasOffice
Moderator of the General Assembly ("Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland") →	isDistinctFrom
William Robertson ("Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland") →	positionHeld
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ("Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland") →	presidingOfficer