| Church
|
Founded
|
Split from
|
Ended
|
Absorbed by
|
Issue
|
Size
|
| Church of Scotland
|
1560
|
Catholic Church
|
extant
|
|
Scottish Reformation
|
|
| Scottish Episcopal Church
|
1689
|
Church of Scotland
|
extant
|
|
Nonjuring schism
|
|
| Cameronians
|
1690
|
Church of Scotland
|
1876
|
Free Church of Scotland
|
Sanquhar Declaration
|
|
| Cameronians (post-1876)
|
1876
|
Cameronians
|
extant?
|
|
Merger with Free Church of Scotland
|
|
| Associate Synod
|
1733
|
Church of Scotland
|
1747
|
split
|
First Secession
|
|
| Burghers
|
1747
|
Associate Synod
|
1799
|
split
|
Burghers' oath of office
|
|
| Burghers New Lichts
|
1799
|
Burghers
|
1820
|
United Secession Church
|
Covenant
|
|
| Burghers Auld Lichts
|
1799
|
Burghers
|
c.1840
|
Church of Scotland
|
Covenant
|
|
| Anti-Burghers
|
1747
|
Associate Synod
|
1806
|
split
|
Burghers' oath of office
|
|
| Anti-Burghers New Lichts
|
1806
|
Anti-Burghers
|
1820
|
United Secession Church
|
Covenant
|
|
| Anti-Burghers Auld Lichts
|
1806
|
Anti-Burghers
|
1822
|
United Original Secession Church
|
Covenant
|
|
| United Secession Church
|
1820
|
merger
|
1847
|
United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
|
|
|
| United Original Secession Church
|
1822?
|
merger?
|
1852
|
Free Church of Scotland
|
|
|
| United Original Secession Church (post-1852)
|
1852
|
United Original Secession Church
|
1956
|
Church of Scotland
|
Merger with Free Church of Scotland
|
|
| Relief Church
|
1761
|
Church of Scotland
|
1847
|
United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
|
|
|
| United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
|
1847
|
merger
|
1900
|
United Free Church of Scotland
|
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)
|
1843
|
Church of Scotland
|
1900
|
United Free Church of Scotland
|
Disruption of 1843
|
|
| Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
|
1893
|
Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)
|
extant
|
|
|
|
| Associated Presbyterian Churches
|
1989
|
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
|
extant
|
|
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern's attendance at a Catholic mass
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland (post-1900)
|
1900
|
Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)
|
extant
|
|
merger with United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
|
|
| Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
|
2000
|
Free Church of Scotland (post-1900)
|
extant
|
|
contumacy
|
|
| United Free Church of Scotland
|
1900
|
merger
|
1927
|
Church of Scotland
|
|
|
| United Free Church of Scotland (post-1927)
|
1927
|
United Free Church of Scotland
|
extant
|
|
merger with Church of Scotland
|
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