Alexander Inglis (died 1496) was a Scottish cleric and royal clerk. He was the son of one George Inglis and his wife Margeret.
[Dowden, ''Bishops of Scotland'', p. 78.] At some point in his life he had attended
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and obtained a
Licentiate in
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.
[ In 1477 he became ]Dean
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of the diocese of Dunkeld
The Diocese of Dunkeld was one of the 13 historical dioceses of Scotland preceding the abolition of Episcopacy in 1689.
History
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, and in 1480 became Archdeacon of St Andrews. On 17 September 1483, after the death of Bishop James Livingston, he was elected to succeed the latter as Bishop of Dunkeld
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.[Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 98; Dowden, ''Bishops of Scotland'', p. 78.] Inglis ran into difficulty on 22 October, when the Chancellor of the diocese of Aberdeen
Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (14, after 1633) dioceses of the Scottish church, before the abolition of the episcopacy in 1689.
Early history
A see was founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Blessed Beyn. The earliest mention of the See of ...
, George Brown George Brown may refer to:
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, was also provided as Bishop of Dunkeld.[ Inglis was styled Bishop-elect in Scotland until 1485, but on 13 June 1484, Brown had been consecrated at the ]Papal see
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. Inglis continued to hold his previous posts as Archdeacon and Dean until his death in 1496.[Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', pp. 98, 105, 307-8.]
Notes
References
* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* Watt, D.E.R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
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1496 deaths
Bishops of Dunkeld (non consecrated, titular or doubtful)
Year of birth missing
Clerks
15th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
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