Robert Cockburn
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Dunkeld |
| Title | Bishop of Dunkeld |
| Period in office | 1524–1526 |
| Consecration | Translated from Ross April 27, 1514 |
| Predecessor | Gavin Douglas |
| Successor | George Crichton |
| Religious career | |
| Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Ross (1507–1524) |
| Previous post | Parson of Dunbar |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | 1400s |
| Place of birth | |
| Place of death | Dunkeld (?), 1526 |
Robert Cockburn (d. 1526) was a 16th century Scottish diplomat and cleric. Cockburn was a university graduate, and appears for the first time in 1501 when he was presented to James IV of Scotland for the the position of parson of Dunbar, being styled "Master Robert Cockburn, dean of Rouen".[1] Cockburn was later praised for his skill in the Latin language.[2]
He became Bishop of Ross in 1507, by which time he was holding the position of Chancellor of the diocese of Dunkeld.[3] He had received crown nomination to the bishopric on either March or May, and was provided to the see on July 9.[4] Cockburn frequently acted as a diplomat. He spent most of 1515 in France as an ambassador for the government of King James V of Scotland (still a minor).[1] In 1524, he was in England as one of three ambassadors sent by the Scottish government to agree a truce.[2]
It was in that year, on April 27, that Robert was translated to the bishopric of Dunkeld.[5] He was Bishop of Dunkeld for only two years, dying on April 12, 1526.[6] He was buried in the choir of Dunkeld Cathedral.[2]
[edit] Notes
[edit] 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)
| Religious Posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Fraser |
Bishop of Ross 1507–1524 |
Succeeded by James Hay |
| Preceded by Gavin Douglas |
Bishop of Dunkeld 1524–1526 |
Succeeded by George Crichton |
[Known]
Secular Abbot-Bishops
Túathal · Flaithbertach · Dúnchad · Crínán · Ethelred
Pre-Reformation Bishops
Cormac · John of Atholl · Gregoir · Richard · Walter de Bidun · John the Scot · Richard de Prebenda · John de Leicester · Hugh de Sigillo · Matthew the Scot · Gilbert · Galfred de Liberatione · Richard de Inverkeithing · Hugh de Strivelyn · William · Matthew de Crambeth · John de Leche · William Sinclair · Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray · Richard de Pilmor · Robert de Den · Donnchadh de Strathearn · John Luce · John de Carrick · Michael de Monymusk · Andrew Umfray · John de Peebles · Robert Sinclair · Robert de Cardeny · Dómhnall MacNeachdainn · James Kennedy · Alexander Lauder · Thomas Livingston · James Bruce · William Turnbull · John de Ralston · Thomas Lauder · James Livingston · Alexander Inglis · George Brown · Andrew Stewart · Gavin Douglas · Robert Cockburn · George Crichton · Donald Campbell · Robert Crichton ·
Post-Reformation Bishops
James Paton · Robert Crichton · Peter Rollock · James Nicolson · Alexander Lindsay · George Haliburton · Henry Guthrie · William Lindsay · Andrew Bruce · John Hamilton
Italics indicate non consecrated, titular or doubtful bishops
