William Dunbar (bishop)

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Styles of
William Dunbar, M.A.
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord or Bishop

William Dunbar, M.A. (6 October 1661 – 7 January 1746) was a Scottish Episcopal clergyman who served as the Bishop of Moray and Ross (1727–35) and Bishop of Aberdeen (1733–1745).[1][2]

He was consecrated at Edinburgh as the bishop of the dioceses of Moray and Ross on 18 June 1727 by Arthur Millar, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, with bishops Gadderar and Rattray serving as co-consecrators. He also became the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen on 5 June 1733, but retained Moray and Ross until 1735.[1][2]

He resigned the see of Aberdeen on 4 July 1745 and died on 7 January 1746, aged 84.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. p. 36. ISBN 0567087468.
  2. ^ a b c Skinner, John (1818). Annals of Scottish Episcopacy. Aberbeen: A. Brown & Co. p. 535.
Scottish Episcopal Church titles
Vacant
Title last held by
William Hay
Bishop of Moray
1727–1735
Vacant
Title next held by
George Hay (bishop-elect)
Vacant
Title last held by
James Ramsay
Bishop of Ross
1727–1735
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Aberdeen
1733–1745
Succeeded by