Anthony Mitchell (bishop)

Anthony Mitchell (24 October 1868- 17 January 1917) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1912 to 1917.

The Right Reverend Anthony Mitchell DD
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Aberdeen and Orkney
Elected	1912
In office	1912-1917
Predecessor	Rowland Ellis
Successor	Frederic Deane
Orders
Ordination	1892
Consecration	1912
Personal details
Born	24 October 1868 Aberdeen, Scotland
Died	17 January 1917 (aged 48) Aberdeen, Scotland
Buried	Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen
Nationality	Scot
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	John Mitchell

Biography

He was ordained in 1892, after studying at the University of Aberdeen, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh and the Episcopal Theological College.[1] In 1905 he became canon of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, and was appointed Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in 1912, a post he held until his death. In addition to his clerical work, he was a respected ecclesiastical historian.

References

1. "Mitchell, Anthony (MTCL889A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

• Obituary: p. 155, The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.