Duncan MacInnes

Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC (1897 – 9 August 1970) was a Scottish Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1][2]

For the Canadian military officer, see Duncan Sayre MacInnes.

The Right Reverend Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC
Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Moray, Ross and Caithness
Elected	1952
In office	1953-1970
Predecessor	Piers Holt Wilson
Successor	George Sessford
Orders
Ordination	1927
Consecration	13 January 1953
Personal details
Born	1897
Died	9 August 1970 (aged 73)
Nationality	Scot
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Edinburgh Theological College

Biography

MacInnes was educated at Edinburgh Theological College and ordained in 1927.[3] He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Columba's Clydebank, after which he was curate in charge of Knightswood.[4] He was a chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II and then Dean of Argyll and The Isles.[5] In 1953 he became the Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, a post he held until his death in 1970. The eleven bells of Inverness Cathedral were restored as a memorial to Bishop Macinnes.

References

1. The Times, Monday, 3 Dec 1962; pg. 14; Issue 55564; col B Marries couple at Holy Trinity Stirling
2. "Gordon Chapel". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
4. ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
5. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

Religious titles
Preceded by James Courtney Bevin	Dean of Argyll and The Isles 1946 – 1953	Succeeded by George James Cosmo Douglas
Preceded by Piers Holt Wilson	Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness 1953 – 1970	Succeeded by George Minshull Sessford