Henry Cockburn (bishop)
Henry Cockburn | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ross | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Ross |
| In office | 1461–1476 |
| Predecessor | Thomas de Tulloch |
| Successor | John Woodman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown unknown |
| Died | 22 July 1476 – 20 August 1476 |
Henry Cockburn(died 1476) was a 15th-centuryScottishprelate.Between 1461 and 1476, he was theBishop of Ross.
On 23 March 1461 he received papal provision to thebishopric of Rossvacant by, presumably, the death ofThomas de Tulloch.[1]He was consecrated sometime between 19 October 1463, when his name occurred in aDunfermline Abbeydocument as bishop "elect and confirmed", and 16 August 1464, when he witnessed a royal charter as consecrated bishop.[2]
He was atArbroath Abbeywhen Richard Guthrie was electedAbbot of Arbroathon 3 November 1470.[3]Bishop Cockburn was sent as part of anembassyto theKingdom of Englandin 1473.[4]He was in attendance at theEdinburghparliament of 15 July 1476, and witnessed a royal charter on 22 July.[5]
Theepiscopal seeofRosswas vacant by 20 August, suggesting that Bishop Cockburn had died at some stage between 22 July or 20 August 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 20 September 1507.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^Watt,Fasti Ecclesiae,pp. 268–9; Dowden,Bishops,p. 219, gives 14 March.
- ^Dowden,Bishops,p. 219; Watt,Fasti Ecclesiae,p. 269; documents in question areDunf. Reg.,no. 366, andRMS,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.
References
[edit]- 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)