Walter de Bidun

Roman Catholic bishop
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroRoman Catholic bishop
PlacesHoly Roman Empire
isPriest Judge
Work fieldLaw Religion
Gender
Male
Death1178
The details

Biography

Walter de Bidun († 1178) was a clerk of King William of Scotland, Chancellor of Scotland and Bishop-elect of Dunkeld. Walter was a witness to a charter that granted the mainland properties of Iona Abbey, then under the rule of the Lord of the Isles, to the Monks of Holyrood Abbey. He was elected to the bishopric of Dunkeld in 1178 after the death of the previous bishop, Richard. However, Walter did not live long enough to receive consecration, and in fact he too met his death in the year 1178.

Walter was the son of Halenald de Bidun, a landowner and minor lord in England.

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