- James Bane
James Bane or James Ben (d. 1332) was
Bishop of St. Andrews for a brief period in the early 14th century. In his earlier career, James had been a canon of Aberdeen andprebendary ofCruden .James rose to the position of
Archdeacon of St. Andrews, one of the most senior positions within the diocese. Ten days after the death of BishopWilliam de Lamberton in 1328, the chapter held an election to fill the vacancy. James, although fortunately absent at the court ofPope John XXII atRome , stood against Alexander de Kyninmonth, Archdeacon ofLothian , and won. However, before news of his victory reached Rome, Pope John, who had previously reserved his right to do so, had already provided James to the see. James was consecrated, sometime in the same year, byBertrand de Turre ,Bishop of Frascati .In the aftermath of the
Battle of Dupplin Moor onAugust 12 ,1332 , after roughly two years back in Scotland as chief-bishop of the kingdom, James fled toFlanders . He met his death atBruges in the same year. He was succeeded to the bishopric by William Bell.References
*Dowden, John, "The Bishops of Scotland", ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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