Robert Wishart

Robert Wishart
Bishop of Glasgow
Robert Wishart seal
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Glasgow
In office1271–1316
PredecessorWilliam Wishart
SuccessorStephen de Dunnideer
Previous post(s)Archdeacon of St Andrews and Archdeacon of Lothian
Orders
Consecration29 January 1273, at Aberdeen
Personal details
Bornunknown
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DiedProbably 26 November 1316

Robert Wishart was Bishop of Glasgow during the Wars of Scottish Independence and a leading supporter of Sir William Wallace and King Robert Bruce. For Wishart and many of his fellow churchmen, the freedom of Scotland and the freedom of the Scottish church were one and the same thing. His support for the national cause was to be of crucial importance at some critical times.