Andrew Gerard

Andrew Gerard (died 1767) was a Scottish Episcopal minister who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1746 to 1767.

The son of Andrew Gerard, a mariner of Abedeen,[1] he was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen from 1699 to 1701.

[1][2] His next appointment was as a curate at St John's, Aberdeen (1728–1733), where he assisted the Reverend George Garden.

Gerard eventually became the Incumbent of St John's, Aberdeen (1733–1767); a position which he kept until his death.

[1] Following the resignation of William Dunbar in 1745, he was elected Bishop of Aberdeen and was consecrated at Cupar on 17 July 1746 by bishops Robert White, John Alexander, William Falconer and James Rait.