Robert (d. 1271)
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 Bishop Robert's seal |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Ross |
| Title | Bishop of Ross |
| Period in office | 1249 × 1250–1271 |
| Consecration | June 21, 1249 × June 20, 1150 |
| Predecessor | Robert (I.) |
| Successor | Matthew |
| Religious career | |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Ross (×1223–1249×1250) |
| Personal | |
| Date of birth | unknown |
| Place of birth | unknown |
| Date of death | c. 1271 |
Robert (d. c. 1271) was a 13th century prelate based in the Kingdom of Scotland. He was successively Archdeacon of Ross and Bishop of Ross; he is the second Robert to have held the bishopric of Ross.[1]
Robert can be found as Archdeacon of Ross as early as July 6, 1223, when his name occurred in a document relating to Durham Cathedral; it is not known how long he had been holding that position in 1223, but he is the first known Archdeacon of the diocese.[2]
He probably became Bishop of Ross sometime in 1149; he was consecrated sometime between June 21, 1249 and June 20, 1150.[3]
Turner interpreted a papal mandate of 1256 as sanctioning the increase in the number of canons in the cathedral chapter and authorising the relocation of the the cathedral [from Rosemarkie] to Fortrose.[4] Cowan and Easson thought that the cathedral had always been located at Fortrose, but it was simply called Rosemarkie.[5]
Bishop Robert appears, from the evidence of Walter Bower (using an earlier source), to have died in the year 1171.[3] Walter Bower confuses the man who died that year and the builder of the new cathedral with Robert II's predecessor, Robert I.[6]
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- Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976)
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Turner, Louise B., Fortrose Cathedral (St. Peter and St. Boniface), (Groam House Leaflet No. 2, 1984)
- Watt, D. E. R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
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| Preceded by None known |
Archdeacon of Ross × 1223–1249 × 1250 |
Succeeded by Robert de Fyvie |
| Preceded by Robert Capellanus |
Bishop of Ross 1249 × 1250–1271 |
Succeeded by Matthew |
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