George Mackarness

George Richard Mackarness (30 March 1823 – 20 April 1883) was Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in the Scottish Episcopal Church[1] in the last third of the 19th century.[2]

The Right Reverend

George Mackarness
Bishop of Argyll and The Isles
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church
DioceseArgyll and The Isles
In office1874-1883
PredecessorAlexander Ewing
SuccessorAlexander Chinnery-Haldane
Orders
Ordination1846
Consecration1874
Personal details
Born(1823-03-30)March 30, 1823
DiedApril 20, 1883(1883-04-20) (aged 60)
BuriedSt Peter's churchyard, Ellastone
DenominationAnglican
SpouseMary Ann Young, Gertrude Granville

Mackarness was the second son of John Mackarness, a West India merchant of Elstree House, Bath.[3] He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and ordained in 1846. He held incumbencies at Ilam, Lochgilphead and Oban.[4]

Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam — where Mackarness was incumbent 1854-1874

He died on 20 April 1883.[5] His older brother John was the Bishop of Oxford[6] from 1870 until 1889.[7]

References
  1. "Archives Hub". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. Bertie et al., Scottish Episcopal Clergy, p. 208.
  3. W. P. Courtney, ‘Mackarness, John Fielder (1820–1889)’, Ellie Clewlow, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 17 July 2013
  4. Bertie (ibid) p545
  5. Obituary. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 21, 1883; pg. 12; Issue 30800
  6. Caros Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Obituary. Bishop Mackarness The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Sep 17, 1889; pg. 7; Issue 32806
Scottish Episcopal Church titles
Preceded by
Alexander Ewing		 Episcopalian Bishop of Argyll and The Isles
1874–1883		 Succeeded by
Alexander Chinnery-Haldane



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