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Herbert of Selkirk

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Herbert of Selkirk
Bishop of Glasgow
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseGlasgow
Appointed1147
Term ended1164
PredecessorJohn Capellanus
SuccessorEnguerrand
Previous post(s)Abbot of Selkirk (1127-1147)
Orders
Consecration24 August 1147
by Eugene III
Personal details
Died1164

Herbert of Selkirk was a 12th-century Tironensian monk, who rose to become 3rd Abbot of Selkirk-Kelso and bishop of Glasgow. While abbot of Selkirk, King David I of Scotland moved Selkirk Abbey to nearby Kelso. He was elected to the see of Glasgow soon after the death of his Bishop John, and consecrated by Pope Eugenius III at Auxerre on St Bartholomew's Day, 24 August 1147. He died in 1164.

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  • Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
  • Cowan, Samuel, The Lord Chancellors of Scotland II vols. Edinburgh 1911. [1]
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Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Glasgow
1147–1164
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Chancellor of Scotland
c.1126–c.1143
Succeeded by

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