Duncan MacInnes
MBE, MC | |
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Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness | |
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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 |
Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC (1897 – 9 August 1970) was a Scottish Anglican bishop in the 20th century. [1] [2]
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.