William Chisholm (called I in some biographies; c. 1498[1] – December 1564) was a Scottish divine, and Bishop of Dunblane.
William Chisholm was consecrated bishop at Stirling on 14 April 1527, but James continued to administer the affairs and receive the income of the see until his death in 1534.
Chisholm seems to have been a man of immoral character, and a nepotist, for, being an adversary of the Reformation, he alienated nearly all the property of the bishopric of Dunblane to his relations.
[2] One of the Lords of the Congregation, the Earl of Arran, looted the Bishop's palace and carried him and his valuables to Stirling Castle on 9 November 1559.
[3] He died on 14 or 15 December 1564 and was succeeded in the bishopric of Dunblane by his nephew, William Chisholm (II) of the family of Cromlix, who had been appointed his coadjutor in 1561.