John Wishart (died 1338) was a 14th-century
bishop of Glasgow
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. He was
archdeacon of
Glasgow
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from 1321 or earlier. After the death of
Bishop John de Lindesay in 1335, John was elected to succeed him at
Glasgow
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, and was consecrated in February 1337 at the orders of
Pope Benedict XII at
Avignon by
Annibald de Ceccano,
bishop of Tusculum. His episcopate was extremely brief. His exact death date is not known, but we know that the
see
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was again vacant on 11 May 1338. He was succeeded by
William Rae.
References
*
Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
13th-century births
1338 deaths
Bishops of Glasgow
14th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
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