Duncan MacInnes

Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC (1897 – 9 August 1970) was a Scottish Anglican bishop in the 20th century.[1][2]

The Right Reverend Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC
Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
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

Biography

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.

References

1. The Times, Monday, 3 Dec 1962; pg. 14; Issue 55564; col B Marries couple at Holy Trinity Stirling
2. "Gordon Chapel". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
4. ”Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000” Bertie, D.M: Edinburgh T & T Clark ISBN 0-567-08746-8
5. “Who was Who” 1897–2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7