Alexander Douglas (bishop)

Alexander Douglas (1561–1623) was a Church of Scotland minister and served as Bishop of Moray.

He was born in 1561 the son of Alexander Douglas, Provost of Elgin, and his wife Agnes Leslie.

In September 1573 he was appointed minister of Alves but moved only a few weeks later to Spynie parish.

Minister at Elgin for 17 years, he was elevated to the bishopric of Moray, receiving crown provision on 30 November 1602.

He was buried in his cathedral, the church of St Giles, Elgin, in a vault by a window.