William Scot

William Scot (or William of Stitchill; died c. 1243) was a medieval Bishop of Durham-elect.

Scot was Archdeacon of Worcester in December 1218.^[1] 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.^[2] He died about 1242 or 1243.^[1]

Scot may have been the father of Robert Stitchill, who was Bishop of Durham from 1260 to 1274.^[3]

Citations

Greenway, Diana E. (1971). "Durham: Bishops". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
—— (1971). "Worcester: Archdeacons of Worcester". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300. Vol. 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
Piper, A. J. (2004). "Stichill, Robert of". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26522. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Richard Marsh	Bishop of Durham Election quashed 1226–1227	Succeeded by Richard Poore

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