The Right Reverend

George Mackarness
Bishop of Argyll and The Isles
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseArgyll and The Isles
In office1874-1883
PredecessorAlexander Ewing
SuccessorAlexander Chinnery-Haldane
Orders
Ordination1846
Consecration1874
Personal details
Born(1823-03-30)30 March 1823
Died20 April 1883(1883-04-20) (aged 60)
BuriedSt Peter's churchyard, Ellastone
DenominationAnglican
SpouseMary Ann Young, Gertrude Granville

George Richard Mackarness (30 March 1823 – 20 April 1883) was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in the Scottish Episcopal Church[1] in the last third of the 19th century.[2]

Mackarness was the second son of John Mackarness, a West India merchant of Elstree House, Bath.[3] He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and ordained in 1846. He held incumbencies at Ilam, Lochgilphead and Oban.[4]

Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam — where Mackarness was incumbent 1854-1874

He died on 20 April 1883.[5] His older brother John was the Bishop of Oxford[6] from 1870 until 1889.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Marcus Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh: Correspondence and Papers". Archives Hub. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ Bertie, David (2000). Scottish Episcopal clergy, 1689-2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. p. 208. ISBN 0-567-08746-8.
  3. ^ W. P. Courtney, ‘Mackarness, John Fielder (1820–1889)’, Ellie Clewlow, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 17 July 2013
  4. ^ Bertie 2000, p. 545
  5. ^ Obituary. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 21, 1883; pg. 12; Issue 30800
  6. ^ Caros Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Obituary. Bishop Mackarness The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 17, 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32806
Scottish Episcopal Church titles Preceded byAlexander Ewing Episcopalian Bishop of Argyll and The Isles 1874–1883 Succeeded byAlexander Chinnery-Haldane
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