Anthony Mitchell (bishop)

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

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

Biography

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

  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.


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