- David Mitchel
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- See also David Mitchell
David Mitchel was a 17th century Scottish churchman. Born in the Mearns (i.e. Kincardineshire), he became a minister in the city of Edinburgh. He held the position until he was deposed by the church Assembly in 1638, after which he moved to England. While there he obtained a benefice, and in 1661, after the Restoration, he obtained a doctorate from the University of Oxford. In this period he became a prebendary of Westminster. Upon the restoration of Episcopacy in Scotland, he was made Bishop of Aberdeen, receiving consecration on 1 June 1662. He held this position for little over half a year, contracting a mortal fever. He died at Aberdeen in late January 1663, and was buried in the cathedral.
References
- Keith, Robert, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688, (London, 1924)
Religious titles Preceded by
Adam BellendenBishop of Aberdeen
1662Succeeded by
Alexander BurnetBishops of Mortlach Pre-Reformation Nechtan of Aberdeen · Edward of Aberdeen · Matthew · John of Kelso · Adam de Kald · Matthew the Scot · Gilbert de Stirling · Radulf de Lamley · Peter de Ramsay · Richard de Potton · Hugh de Benin · Henry le Chen · Walter Herok · Alexander de Kininmund (elder) · William de Deyn · John de Rait · Alexander de Kininmund (younger) · Adam de Tyninghame · Gilbert de Greenlaw · Henry de Lichton · Ingram Lindsay · Thomas Spens · Robert Blackadder · William Elphinstone · James Ogilvie · Robert Forman · Alexander Gordon · Gavin Dunbar · George Learmond · William Stewart · William Gordon
Church of Scotland David Cunningham · Peter Blackburn · Alexander Forbes · Patrick Forbes · Adam Bellenden · David Mitchel · Alexander Burnet · Patrick Scougal · George Haliburton
Categories:- 1662 deaths
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Bishops of Aberdeen
- People from Kincardine and Mearns
- Burials at St Machar's Cathedral
- Canons of Westminster
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