Robert (died c. 1271) was a 13th-century prelate based in the Kingdom of Scotland. He was successively Archdeacon of Ross and Bishop of Ross; he is the second Robert to have held the bishopric of Ross.[1]
Robert can be found as Archdeacon of Ross as early as 6 July 1223, when his name occurred in a document relating to Durham Cathedral; it is not known how long he had been holding that position in 1223, but he is the first known Archdeacon of the diocese.[2]
He probably became Bishop of Ross sometime in 1249; he was consecrated sometime between 21 June 1249 and 20 June 1250.[3]
Turner interpreted a papal mandate of 1256 as sanctioning the increase in the number of canons in the cathedral chapter and authorising the relocation of the cathedral [from Rosemarkie] to Fortrose.[4] Cowan and Easson thought that the cathedral had always been located at Fortrose, but it was simply called Rosemarkie.[5]
Bishop Robert appears, from the evidence of Walter Bower (using an earlier source), to have died in the year 1271.[3] Walter Bower confuses the man who died that year and the builder of the new cathedral with Robert II's predecessor, Robert I.[6]