Duncan MacInnes
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Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC | |
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Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness | |
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Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Moray, Ross and Caithness |
Elected | 1952 |
In office | 1953-1970 |
Predecessor | Piers Holt Wilson |
Successor | George Sessford |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1927 |
Consecration | 13 January 1953 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1897 |
Died | 9 August 1970 (aged 73) |
Nationality | Scot |
Denomination | Anglican |
Alma mater | Edinburgh Theological College |
Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC (1897 – 9 August 1970) was a Scottish Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]MacInnes was educated at Edinburgh Theological College and ordained in 1927.[3] He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Columba's Clydebank, after which he was curate in charge of Knightswood.[4] He was a chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II and then Dean of Argyll and The Isles.[5] In 1953 he became the Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, a post he held until his death in 1970. The eleven bells of Inverness Cathedral were restored as a memorial to Bishop Macinnes.
References
[edit]- ^ The Times, Monday, 3 December 1962; pg. 14; Issue 55564; col B Marries couple at Holy Trinity Stirling
- ^ "Gordon Chapel". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ^ ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000" Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
- ^ "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
Categories:
- 20th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Deans of Argyll and The Isles
- Bishops of Moray, Ross and Caithness
- 1897 births
- 1970 deaths
- Scottish military chaplains
- World War II chaplains
- Alumni of Edinburgh Theological College
- Scottish religious biography stubs
- Christian clergy stubs