Simon was a 13th-century prelate based in
Moray
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...
,
Scotland. Professor
Donald Watt has shown (''Fasti'', 219), through the extrapolation of indirect evidence, that his surname was almost certainly "de Gunby".
He occurs as
Dean of Moray in 1230. Simon held this position until, after the death of
Andreas de Moravia, he was elected as the new
Bishop of Moray
The Bishop of Moray or Bishop of Elgin was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Moray in northern Scotland, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics. If the foundation charter of the monastery at Scone is reliable, then the Bishopric of Moray ...
. A Papal mandate of 3 March 1244, from
Pope Innocent IV authorized the
Bishop of Caithness
The Bishop of Caithness was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Caithness, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics. The first referenced bishop of Caithness was Aindréas, a Gael who appears in sources between 1146 and 1151 as bishop. Ai ...
(
Gilbert de Moravia) and one Martin, clerk of the papal ''
Camera Apostolica'', to inquire about the legality of the election and if appropriate confirm and consecrate Simon. This process was apparently successful for Simon, as he held the episcopate until his death in 1251.
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)
1251 deaths
Bishops of Moray
13th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
Clergy from Lincolnshire
Apostolic Camera
Year of birth unknown
Deans of Moray, Ross and Caithness
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