Misplaced Pages

Arthur Douglas (bishop): Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 07:40, 20 September 2019 editJohn of Reading (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers767,527 editsm Biography: added punctuationTag: AWB← Previous edit Revision as of 02:29, 5 November 2019 edit undoSer Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators6,299,278 editsm Removing from Category:Alumni of Durham University using Cat-a-lotNext edit →
Line 81: Line 81:
] ]
] ]
]
] ]



Revision as of 02:29, 5 November 2019

The Right Reverend
Arthur Douglas
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseAberdeen and Orkney
Elected1883
In office1883-1905
PredecessorThomas Suther
SuccessorRowland Ellis
Orders
Ordination1850
Consecration1883
Personal details
Born(1827-01-05)January 5, 1827
DiedJuly 19, 1905(1905-07-19) (aged 78)
BuriedSt Mary's Church, Dalmahoy
DenominationAnglican
ParentsGeorge Sholto Douglas & Frances Theodora Rose
SpouseAnna Maria Harriet
Children9
Alma materDurham University

The Hon. Arthur Gascoigne Douglas D.C.L. (5 January 1827– 19 July 1905) was Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland from 1883 to 1905.

Biography

Douglas studied for his licentiate in theology at Durham University, completing his final examinations in Easter term 1850. He was a member of Hatfield College. He served as a priest in Kidderminster, Southwark, Scaldwell and Shawick before he was elected Bishop of Aberdeen in 1883.

He was the fifth son of George Sholto Douglas, 17th earl of Morton. He married, 17 April 1855, Anna Maria Harriet, youngest daughter of Richards Richards of Caerynch, co. Merioneth. By her, he had 3 sons and 6 daughters. He was a participant in the consecration of St Mary's Church, Dalmahoy in 1850, where he was subsequently buried in 1905.

References

  1. "Durham University calendar 1857". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. "Durham University calendar 1897". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. A short history of the Episcopal Church in Scotland: By Frederick Goldie
  4. Burke's Peerage, 1922
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded byThomas George Suther Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
1883–1905
Succeeded byRowland Ellis
Bishops of Aberdeen and Orkney


Stub icon

This biography of a Scottish religious figure is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a United Kingdom bishop is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an Anglican bishop is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: