Gavin Dunbar (Bishop of Aberdeen)
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For the Glasgow archbishop by this name, see Gavin Dunbar (archbishop)
Gavin Dunbar († 1532) was a 16th century bishop of Aberdeen. He was the son of Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield, near Elgin and Elizabeth Sutherland, apparently a daughter of Alexander Sutherland, Laird of Duffus. Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow, was his nephew.
In 1475 he received a Master's degree from the University of St Andrews, and went on to become Dean of Moray by, if not before, 1487. In 1500 he was clerk of the Register, and in 1504 King James IV presented him archdeacon of the diocese of St Andrews. He became bishop when he was provided to the see of Aberdeen in 1518. He was consecrated the following year. Dunbar's career saw the creation of a huge number of minor ecclesiastical establishments, including two chaplaincies in Elgin Cathedral, a hospital in the chanonry and an altar dedicated to St Katherine in the Aberdeen Cathedral. To the cathedral, Bishop Dunbar added many structures, including the new south transept. Dunbar was famous for his wisdom and knowledge of the Arts.
He died at St Andrews on March 10, 1532, and was buried in the south transept of Aberdeen Cathedral.
[edit] References
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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| Preceded by Alexander Gordon |
Bishop of Aberdeen 1518/9–32 |
Succeeded by William Stewart |
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