Alexander Inglis
Alexander Inglis | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Dunkeld (elect) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Dunkeld |
| In office | 1483–4 |
| Predecessor | James Livingston |
| Successor | George Brown |
| Previous post(s) | Dean of Dunkeld (1470–96); Archdeacon of St Andrews (1480–96) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1476 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1400s Probably Scotland |
| Died | 1496 |
Alexander Inglis (died 1496) was a Scottish cleric and royal clerk. He was the son of one George Inglis and his wife Margeret.[1] At some point in his life he had attended university and obtained a Licentiate in Decrees.[1] In 1477 he became Dean of the diocese of Dunkeld,[2] and in 1480 became Archdeacon of St Andrews.[3] On 17 September 1483, after the death of Bishop James Livingston, he was elected to succeed the latter as Bishop of Dunkeld.[4] Inglis ran into difficulty on 22 October, when the Chancellor of the diocese of Aberdeen, George Brown, was also provided as Bishop of Dunkeld.[4] Inglis was styled Bishop-elect in Scotland until 1485,[5] but on 13 June 1484, Brown had been consecrated at the Papal see.[6] Inglis continued to hold his previous posts as Archdeacon and Dean until his death in 1496.[7]
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References
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)