Duncan MacInnes

For the Canadian military officer, see Duncan Sayre MacInnes.

For the American chemist, see Duncan A. MacInnes.

Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC (1897 – 9 August 1970) was a Scottish Anglican bishop in the 20th century.^[1][2]

The Right Reverend Duncan MacInnes MBE, MC
Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Church	Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese	Moray, Ross and Caithness
Elected	1952
In office	1953-1970
Predecessor	Piers Holt Wilson
Successor	George Sessford
Orders
Ordination	1927
Consecration	13 January 1953
Personal details
Born	1897
Died	9 August 1970 (aged 73)
Nationality	Scot
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Edinburgh Theological College

Biography

MacInnes was educated at Edinburgh Theological College and ordained in 1927.^[3] He began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Columba's Clydebank, after which he was curate in charge of Knightswood.^[4] He was a chaplain to the British Armed Forces during World War II and then Dean of Argyll and The Isles.^[5] In 1953 he became the Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, a post he held until his death in 1970. The eleven bells of Inverness Cathedral were restored as a memorial to Bishop Macinnes.