Anthony Mitchell (bishop)

The Right Reverend
Anthony Mitchell
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Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
Church Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese Aberdeen and Orkney
Elected 1912
In office 1912-1917
Predecessor Rowland Ellis
Successor Frederic Deane
Orders
Ordination 1892
Consecration 1912
Personal details
Born (1868-10-24)October 24, 1868
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died January 17, 1917(1917-01-17) (aged 48)
Aberdeen, Scotland
Buried Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen
Nationality Scot
Denomination Anglican
Parents John Mitchell

Anthony Mitchell (24 October 1868- 17 January 1917) was bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1912 to 1917.

Biography

He was ordained in 1892, after studying at the University of Aberdeen, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh 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

  1. "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.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by
Rowland Ellis
Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
1912–1917
Succeeded by
Frederic Deane



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