Anthony Mitchell (bishop)
Anthony Mitchell (1868-1917) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1912 to 1917.
He was consecrated in 1892, after studying at Aberdeen University, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Edinburgh University 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
- ↑ "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.
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| Preceded by Rowland Ellis |
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney 1912–1917 |
Succeeded by Frederic Deane |
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