John Laing
Bishop of Glasgow
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseGlasgow
Appointed28 January 1474
Term ended11 January 1483
PredecessorAndrew de Durisdeer
SuccessorRobert Blackadder
Personal details
Died11 January 1483

John Laing was a 15th-century bishop of Glasgow. He was from the family of "Redhouse" in the shire of Edinburgh. Before becoming bishop he was rector of Tannadice in Angus, vicar of Linlithgow, and was rector of Newlands in the diocese of Glasgow when he was appointed to the see in 1474. In 1476 he founded the Franciscan Monastery or 'Greyfriars' of Glasgow in conjunction with Thomas Forsyth, Rector of Glasgow.[1] He was appointed Chancellor of Scotland in 1482. He died on 11 January 1483.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Millar, Alexander Hastie (1892). "Laing, John (d.1483)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 31. p. 403.
  2. ^ "Bishop John Laing (Layne) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

Bibliography

  • Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
Religious titles Preceded byAndrew de Durisdere Bishop of Glasgow 1474–1483 Succeeded byGeorge Carmichael Political offices Preceded by1st Lord Avandale Lord Chancellor of Scotland 1482–83 Succeeded by1st Earl of Argyll


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