Cuthbert Scott

Cuthbert Scott (or Scot) (died 9 October 1564) was a Catholic academic at the University of Cambridge and Bishop of Chester.

The Right Reverend Cuthbert Scott
Bishop of Chester
Church	Roman Catholic
Appointed	6 July 1556
Term ended	21 June 1559
Predecessor	George Cotes
Successor	William Downham
Personal details
Died	9 October 1564 Leuven
Coat of arms

Arms: Argent a chevron between three pelicans' heads erased at the neck Sable.^[1]

Cambridge University

Scott was made a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge in 1537, became M.A. in 1538 and was Master of Christ's College from 1553 to 1556.^[2]

In 1554 he became Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.

He became D.D. of Cambridge University in 1547 and of Oxford University in 1554.

Church positions

Scott was appointed prebendary of York and, in 1554, of St Paul's, London. In 1556 he succeeded George Cotes, former Master of Balliol College, Oxford, as Bishop of Chester by papal provision.

On the accession of Elizabeth I he was one of the four Catholic bishops chosen to defend Catholic doctrine at the conference at Westminster, and immediately after this he was sent as a prisoner to the Tower of London and then in the Fleet Prison 1559–1563. Being released on bail, he contrived to escape to the Continent.

He died at Leuven, on 9 October 1564.