John de Pilmuir ''Pilmor, Pylmore(died 1362) was a 14th-century

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based in

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. He was probably the son of Adam de Pilmuir, a

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, and the brother of Richard de Pilmuir,

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(1337/38–1345/47). Originally a

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of the

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, on 30 March 1326, he was consecrated by

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. The

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had been reserved during the episcopate of David de Moravia, and this along with the lack of any record of an election in Moray makes it probable that Pilmuir was a direct appointment of the

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. He had previously been the vicar in spirituals of Pierre Roger,

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, the future

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. As a bishop, Pilmuir was a frequent petitioner to the papacy. He completed the foundation of the Scots College in

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, initiated by his predecessor in Moray David de Moravia. The college remain the responsibility of the Bishops of Moray until the

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. He died at episcopal residence of Spynie Castle on 28 September 1362. His episcopate was followed by the famous and eventful episcopate of

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References

* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) * Keith, Robert, ''An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688'', (London, 1924) * Watt, D.E.R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilmuir, John de 1362 deaths Bishops of Moray Burgesses in Scotland Clergy from Dundee University of Paris people 14th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops Year of birth unknown