John Douglas (c. 1500 – 1574) was Protestant Archbishop of St. Andrews from 1571 to 1574. As was tradition from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, the Archbishop also took on the role of Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, as the University had strong links with the Pre-Reformation church.

John Douglas, was born in Longnewton, Roxburghshire, the 'bastard son natural of quondam' Robert Douglas. Letters of legitimation were granted on 2 January 1563–64.^[1] He graduated at University of Paris, where he was a fellow-student of Archibald Hay in Montague College. He was probably the "magister Johannes Douglas," who matriculated from the Psedagogium on 25th June 1523. He was appointed by Queen Mary prior to 1 October 1547, on which date the commendator and sub-prior gave notice of the appointment to the vicar of Tynninghame and the curates of Inchbryok and Tannadice, with instructions to announce it in their respective churches, the revenues of these churches being part of the endowment of the College. He was made rector of the University, 1551–73. Douglas was one of the "Six Johns" who wrote the First Book of Discipline and the Scots Confession of 1560.^[2][3][4]

He was consecrated Archbishop of St Andrews 10 February 1572.^[5] He was first to hold a Protestant Episcopate in Scotland.^[6] He died in October 1576.^[7]

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v t e Bishops and archbishops of St Andrews
Known pre-Norman era bishops	Cellach I Fothad I Máel Ísu I Cellach II Máel Muire Máel Ísu II Ailín Máel Dúin Túathal Fothad II Giric Cathróe
Scoto-Norman era bishops	Turgot of Durham Eadmer Robert of Scone Ernald Richard the Chaplain Hugh the Chaplain John Scotus Roger de Beaumont Geoffrey de Liberatione William de Malveisin David de Bernham Robert de Stuteville Abel de Gullane Gamelin William Wishart William Fraser William de Lamberton James Bane William Bell William de Landallis Stephen de Pa Walter Trail Thomas Stewart Walter de Danielston Gilbert de Greenlaw Henry Wardlaw James Kennedy Patrick Graham
Pre-Reformation archbishops	Patrick Graham William Scheves James Stewart, Duke of Ross Alexander Stewart John Hepburn Cardinal Innocenzo Cybo Andrew Forman James Beaton Cardinal David Beaton John Hamilton Gavin Hamilton
Post-Reformation archbishops	John Douglas Patrick Adamson George Gledstanes John Spottiswoode James Sharp Alexander Burnet Arthur Rose
Afterwards, see also: Episcopal Archbishops of St Andrews, Bishops of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (etc.) & Roman Catholic Archbishops of St Andrews and Edinburgh (etc.)