Thomas MacDowell
Roman Catholic bishop, died 1363
Thomas MacDowell (Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas MacDhùghaill) was Bishop of Galloway (1359–1363). He had previously been rector of the parish of “Kyrteum” (perhaps Kirkcolm?), and so was certainly a native of Galloway as his Gaelic name further suggests. He was provided to the see by Pope Innocent VI sometime before December 1359. He was consecrated at Avignon by Cardinal Peter, Bishop of Ostia.[1]
He appeared in the records for the last time in a document dating to September 1362, along with the Bishop of Dunkeld and the Bishop of Brechin as an arbitrator in a dispute between the chapter of Glasgow and its bishop. His successor Adam de Lanark was provided to the see in November 1363, so it is probable that Thomas died sometime in the early part of 1363.
References
- ^ "Glasgow and Galloway". crockford.org.uk. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
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| Preceded by Michael MacKenlagh | Bishop of Galloway 1359–1363 | Succeeded by Adam de Lanark |
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- Thomas de Rossy
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- Thomas Spens
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- Henry Wemyss
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- Thomas Sydserf
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- James Hamilton
- John Paterson
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- John Gordon
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