William Scot

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

William Scot
Bishop of Durham-elect
Elected	before 20 October 1226
Quashed	19 May 1227
Predecessor	Richard Marsh
Successor	Richard Poore
Other posts	Archdeacon of Worcester
Personal details
Died	c. 1243
Denomination	Catholic

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

1. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Worcester: Archdeacons of Worcester
2. Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Durham: Bishops
3. Piper "Stichill, Robert of" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

References

• Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Durham: Bishops. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
• Greenway, Diana E. (1971). Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces): Worcester: Archdeacons of Worcester. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
• Piper, A. J. (2004). "Stichill, Robert of (d. 1274)" ((subscription or UK public library membership required)). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26522. Retrieved 2 February 2008.