Anthony Mitchell (24 October 1868- 17 January 1917) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1912 to 1917.

Biography

He was ordained in 1892, after studying at the

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, the

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, and the Episcopal Theological College. In 1905 he became canon of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, and was appointed Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in 1912, a post he held until his death. In addition to his clerical work, he was a respected ecclesiastical historian.

References

*Obituary: p. 155, ''The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917''. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918. Bishops of Aberdeen and Orkney 1868 births 1917 deaths Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Doctors of Divinity {{UK-bishop-stub