- William Scot
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name =William Scot
religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Durham
Title =Bishop of Durham elect
Period = 1226–1227
Predecessor = Richard Marsh
Successor =Richard Poore
ordination =
bishops =
post =Archdeacon of Worcester
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =circa 1243
place of death =William Scot (or William of Stitchill) was a medieval
Bishop of Durham elect.He was
Archdeacon of Worcester in December of 1218. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33884 British History Online Archdeacons of Worcester] accessed on 25 October 2007] He was elected to thesee of Durham before 20 October 1226 but the election was quashed byPope Gregory IX on 19 May 1227. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33859 British History Online Bishops of Durham] accessed on 25 October 2007] He died about 1242 or 1243.He may have been the father of
Robert Stitchill , who was Bishop of Durham from 1260 to 1274.Piper "Stichill, Robert of (d. 1274)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography"]Notes
References
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33884 British History Online Archdeacons of Worcester] accessed on 25 October 2007
* Piper, A. J. "Stichill, Robert of (d. 1274)" "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26522 Online Edition] accessed 2 February 2008Persondata
NAME=Scot, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=William of Stitchill
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop of Durham-elect; Archdeacon of Worcester
DATE OF BIRTH=
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=circa 1243
PLACE OF DEATH=
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