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William Dunbar, M.A.
Reference styleThe Right Reverend
Spoken styleMy Lord or Bishop

William Dunbar, M.A. (6 October 1661 – 7 January 1746) was a Scottish Episcopal clergyman who served as the Bishop of Moray and Ross (1727–35) and Bishop of Aberdeen (1733–1745).[1][2]

He was consecrated at Edinburgh as the bishop of the dioceses of Moray and Ross on 18 June 1727 by Arthur Millar, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, with bishops Gadderar and Rattray serving as co-consecrators. He also became the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen on 5 June 1733, but retained Moray and Ross until 1735.[1][2]

He resigned the see of Aberdeen on 4 July 1745 and died on 7 January 1746, aged 84.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. p. 36. ISBN 0567087468.
  2. ^ a b c Skinner, John (1818). Annals of Scottish Episcopacy. Aberbeen: A. Brown & Co. p. 535.
Scottish Episcopal Church titles VacantTitle last held byWilliam Hay Bishop of Moray 1727–1735 VacantTitle next held byGeorge Hay (bishop-elect) VacantTitle last held byJames Ramsay Bishop of Ross 1727–1735 Succeeded byRobert Keith Preceded byJames Gadderar Bishop of Aberdeen 1733–1745 Succeeded byAndrew Gerard


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