Robert II (bishop of Ross)
Robert (died c. 1271) was a 13th-century prelate based in the Kingdom of Scotland. He was successively Archdeacon of Ross and Bishop of Ross; he is the second Robert to have held the bishopric of Ross.[1]
Robert (II.) | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ross | |
 Bishop Robert's seal | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Ross |
| In office | 1249 × 1250–1271 |
| Predecessor | Robert (I.) |
| Successor | Matthew |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 21 June 1249 × 20 June 1250 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown unknown |
| Died | c. 1271 |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Ross (×1223–1249×1250) |
Robert can be found as Archdeacon of Ross as early as 6 July 1223, when his name occurred in a document relating to Durham Cathedral; it is not known how long he had been holding that position in 1223, but he is the first known Archdeacon of the diocese.[2]
He probably became Bishop of Ross sometime in 1249; he was consecrated sometime between 21 June 1249 and 20 June 1250.[3]
Turner interpreted a papal mandate of 1256 as sanctioning the increase in the number of canons in the cathedral chapter and authorising the relocation of the cathedral [from Rosemarkie] to Fortrose.[4] Cowan and Easson thought that the cathedral had always been located at Fortrose, but it was simply called Rosemarkie.[5]
Bishop Robert appears, from the evidence of Walter Bower (using an earlier source), to have died in the year 1271.[3] Walter Bower confuses the man who died that year and the builder of the new cathedral with Robert II's predecessor, Robert I.[6]
Notes
- See Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 266-7.
- Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 285.
- Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 267.
- Turner, Fortrose Cathedral, p. 1.
- Cowan & Easson, Medieval Religious Houses, p. 207.
- Dowden, Bishops, p. 212.
References
- Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976)
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Turner, Louise B., Fortrose Cathedral (St. Peter and St. Boniface), (Groam House Leaflet No. 2, 1984)
- Watt, D. E. R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None known |
Archdeacon of Ross × 1223–1249 × 1250 |
Succeeded by Robert de Fyvie |
| Preceded by Robert Capellanus |
Bishop of Ross 1249 × 1250–1271 |
Succeeded by Matthew |