Andrew Munro (died before 24 October 1454) ''de Munro, de Munroy or Aindréas Mac an Rothaich as his

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churchman active in the 15th century, undoubtedly given his surname a native of

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. In either 1421 or 1422, he became

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on exchange with John de Inchmartin, and was issued a new papal provision on 6 October 1422; his provision was repeated on 11 March 1431. Following the death of John Bullock, Bishop of Ross, in either 1439 or 1440, Munro was postulated as Bullock's successor by the

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; his postulation, rather than election, occurred because Munro had a "defect of birth", being the son of an unmarried woman and a priest.Dowden, ''Bishops'', p. 218; Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 268. Despite much effort and expense, the postulation was rejected by Pope Eugenius IV, who provided instead Thomas Tulloch, the cathedral Dean. In compensation, on 4 March 1441, Eugenius granted Munro a pension of £40, to be taken from the mensal revenues of the Bishop of Ross. Munro however sought confirmation of his postulation from the Anti-Pope, Felix V, at

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. Felix V confirmed Munro's postulation on 30 May but it was not effective. Munro is heard of again as the Commissary of the diocese of Ross in 1451, while still holding the archdeaconry; he had died by 24 October 1454.Watt, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', pp. 286, 288.

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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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Munro, Andrew Bishops of Ross (Scotland)

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