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Anthony Mitchell (bishop)

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The Right Reverend

Anthony Mitchell

Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseAberdeen and Orkney
Elected1912
In office1912-1917
PredecessorRowland Ellis
SuccessorFrederic Deane
Orders
Ordination1892
Consecration1912
Personal details
Born(1868-10-24)24 October 1868
Died17 January 1917(1917-01-17) (aged 48)
Aberdeen, Scotland
BuriedAllenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen
NationalityScot
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Mitchell

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

Biography

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He was ordained in 1892, after studying at the University of Aberdeen, Gonville and 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

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  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 Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney
1912–1917
Succeeded by