Alexander Penrose Forbes was a prominent Scottish Episcopalian clergyman who served as the Bishop of Brechin from 1847 until 1875. Born in Edinburgh, he initially pursued a career in the Indian Civil Service, but his health and his involvement with the Tractarian movement at Oxford led him toward the ministry. After being ordained, he eventually returned to his native Scotland, where he became a significant figure within the Scottish Episcopal Church, eventually moving his episcopal residence to Dundee.