David Moir (bishop)
The Right Reverend David Moir D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Brechin | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Brechin |
| In office | 1840-1847 |
| Predecessor | George Gleig |
| Successor | Alexander Forbes |
| Other post(s) | Coadjutor bishop of Brechin (1837-1840) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 October 1837 by James Walker |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 21 August 1847 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Styles of David Moir, Right Reverend | |
|---|---|
| Spoken style | My Lord or Bishop |
David Moir, D.D. (died 1847) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church as the Bishop of Brechin from 1840 to 1847.[1][2][3]
Biography
He was the
consecrated to the Episcopate at Edinburgh on 8 October 1837 by bishops Walker, Skinner and Low.[1][2][3] In August 1839, he was conferred a Doctorate of Divinity by Washington College (now Trinity College), Hartford, Connecticut "as a token of friendly recognition and intercommunion between the Scottish Episcopal Church, and her daughter Church in America."[1] On the death of Bishop Gleig on 9 March 1840, he succeeded as the Diocesan Bishop of Brechin.[1][2][3]
He died in office on 21 August 1847.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Black, David D. (1867). The History of Brechin to 1864. Edinburgh: Black and Johnston. p. 326.
- ^ ISBN 0567087468.
- ^ a b c d Gordon, J. F. S. (1867). Ecclesiastical Chronicle for Scotland. Vol. 1. Glasgow: John Tweed. p. 37.
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