- Robert Cockburn
infobox bishopbiog
name = Robert Cockburn
religion=Roman Catholic Church
See =Diocese of Dunkeld
Title =Bishop of Dunkeld
Period = 1524–1526
consecration = Translated from RossApril 27 ,1514
Predecessor =Gavin Douglas
Successor =George Crichton
post =Parson ofDunbar | ordination =
bishops =Bishop of Ross (1507–1524)
date of birth = 1400s
place of birth =
date of death =
place of death =Dunkeld (?), 1526Robert Cockburn (d. 1526) was a 16th century Scottish
diplomat andcleric . Cockburn was auniversity graduate, and appears for the first time in 1501 when he was presented toJames IV of Scotland for the position ofparson ofDunbar , being styled "Master Robert Cockburn, dean ofRouen ".Dowden, "Bishops of Scotland", p. 224.] Cockburn was later praised for his skill in theLatin language .Dowden, "Bishops of Scotland", p. 86.]He became
Bishop of Ross in 1507, by which time he was holding the position ofChancellor of thediocese of Dunkeld . [Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", pp. 112, 269] He had received crown nomination to the bishopric on either March or May, and was provided to the see on July 9. [Dowden, "Bishops of Scotland", p. 224; Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 269] Cockburn frequently acted as a diplomat. He spent most of 1515 inFrance as an ambassador for the government of KingJames V of Scotland (still a minor). In 1524, he was inEngland as one of three ambassadors sent by the Scottish government to agree a truce.It was in that year, on April 27, that Robert was translated to the bishopric of
Dunkeld . [Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", pp. 99, 269.] He wasBishop of Dunkeld for only two years, dying onApril 12 ,1526 . [Dowden, "Bishops of Scotland", p. 224; Watt, "Fasti Ecclesiae", p. 99] He was buried in thechoir ofDunkeld Cathedral .Notes
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)
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