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Gavin Dunbar (bishop of Aberdeen)
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This article is about the Scottish bishop. For other uses, see Gavin Dunbar (disambiguation).
Gavin Dunbar (died 1532) was a 16th-century bishop of Aberdeen. He was the son of Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield, near Elgin and Elizabeth Sutherland, apparently a daughter of Alexander Sutherland, Laird of Duffus. Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow, was his nephew.
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Gavin Dunbar | |
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Bishop of Aberdeen | |
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Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Aberdeen |
In office | 1518–1532 |
Predecessor | Alexander Gordon |
Successor | William Stewart |
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Consecration | 20 February 1519 |
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Died | 10 March 1532 St Andrews, Scotland |
Buried | St Machar's Cathedral |
Previous post(s) | Archdeacon of St Andrews Dean of Moray |
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