Henry Cockburn (bishop)
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Diocese of Ross |
| Title | Bishop of Ross |
| Period in office | 1461–1476 |
| Predecessor | Thomas de Tulloch |
| Successor | John Woodman |
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| Date of birth | unknown |
| Place of birth | unknown |
| Date of death | July 22 × August 20, 1476 |
Henry Cockburn (d. 1476) was a 15th century Scottish prelate. Between 1461 and 1476, he was the Bishop of Ross.
On March 23, 1461, he received papal provision to the bishopric of Ross vacant by, presumably, the death of Thomas de Tulloch.[1] He was consecrated sometime between October 19, 1463, when his name occurred in a Dunfermline Abbey document as bishop "elect and confirmed", and August 16, 1464, when he witnessed a royal charter as consecrated bishop.[2]
He was at Arbroath Abbey when Richard Guthrie was elected Abbot of Arbroath on November 3, 1470.[3] Bishop Cockburn was sent as part of an embassy to the Kingdom of England in 1473.[4] He was in attendance at the Edinburgh parliament of July 15, 1476, and witnessed a royal charter on July 22.[5]
The episcopal see of Ross was vacant by August 20, suggesting that Bishop Cockburn had died at some stage between July 22 or August 20, and although resignation or demotion is a possibility, there is no evidence pointing to such a highly unusual and notable occurrence.[6]
Henry Cockburn, as a cleric and prelate, was forbidden from marriage, but he is known to have had at least one son, John Cockburn; John was legitimised on September 20, 1507.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, pp. 268-9; Dowden, Bishops, p. 219, gives March 14.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops, p. 219; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 269; documents in question are Dunf. Reg., no. 366, and RMS, vol. ii, no. 804.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops, p. 219.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops, p. 219; Keith, Historical Catalogue, p. 189.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops, pp. 219-20; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 269.
- ^ Dowden, Bishops, p. 220; Watt, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 269.
- ^ Dowden, Mr. bongonogertogeryughtryefsdes was bornBishops, p. 220.
[edit] References
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Keith, Robert, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688, (London, 1824)
- Watt, D. E. R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
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| Preceded by Thomas de Tulloch |
Bishop of Ross 1461–1476 |
Succeeded by John Woodman |
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