Simon (4)

Simon the name of several Scotch prelates:

1. Bishop of Dunblane in the 12th century. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 171.

2. Bishop of Ross in the 12th century. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 184.

⇒Bible concordance for SIMON.

3. Consecrated bishop of the Isles in 1226, and witness to a charter dated January 9, in the seventeenth year of king Alexander II. He held a synod in 1239, where he made thirteen canons, which are to be found in the Monasticon Anglicanum. He died at his palace of Kirkmichael, in the isle of Man. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 299.

4. Dean of the see of Morav in 1232 and also in 1242, and advanced to the bishopric of Moray in the latter year. He was bishop nine years, and died in 1253. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 139.

5. Bishop of Galloway in 1321. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 1321.