William Scot

William Scot

Infobox bishopbiog
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 the see of Durham before 20 October 1226 but the election was quashed by Pope 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 2008

Persondata
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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