Robert II (bishop of Ross)

Robert (died c. 1271) was a 13th-century prelate based in the Kingdom of Scotland.

[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.

[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.