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William Wishart (disambiguation) William Wishart may refer to: * William Wishart, 13th century Scottish bishop of St Andrews * William Wishart (primus), University of Edinburgh principal 1716-1730 * William Wishart (secundus) William Wishart (secundus) (1691/92–1753) was a Sco ...
'' William Wishart (or Wischard) (died 28 May 1279) was a 13th-century
Bishop of St. Andrews The Bishop of St. Andrews ( gd, Easbaig Chill Rìmhinn, sco, Beeshop o Saunt Andras) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of St Andrews in the Catholic Church and then, from 14 August 1472, as Archbishop of St Andrews ( gd, Àrd-easbaig ...
. He was postulated to the
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of St. Andrews (''Cell Rígmonaid'' or ''Cill Rìmhinn'') while holding the position as
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, which he resigned when, on 2 June 1271, he was elected to that vacant see. He was succeeded at Glasgow by his cousin (''consanguieus''),
Robert Wishart Robert Wishart was Bishop of Glasgow during the Wars of Scottish Independence and a leading supporter of Sir William Wallace and King Robert Bruce. For Wishart and many of his fellow churchmen, the freedom of Scotland and the freedom of the S ...
. His election to St. Andrews was notable, because apparently the bishopric's Céli Dé community were excluded from the election.
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charged the
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, the
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, and the
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, to look over the character of the elect and to investigate the legitimacy of the election, of the latter of which the Pope had suspicions. William, however, emerged successfully, and was consecrated at
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on 15 October 1273. William died on 28 May 1279, at
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in
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. He was buried at St Andrews.


References

* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) 13th-century births 1279 deaths Bishops of Glasgow Bishops of St Andrews 13th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops {{Scotland-reli-bio-stub