Gavin Dunbar († 1532) was a 16th century bishop of Aberdeen. He was the son of Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield and Elizabeth Sutherland, apparently a daughter of Alexander Sutherland, laird of Duffus. Gavin Dunbar, Archbishop of Glasgow, was his nephew. Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Bishop of Aberdeen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. ... Places: Westfield is a place name for the following: Westfield, Indiana Westfield, Massachusetts Westfield, New Jersey Westfield (village), New York Westfield (town), New York Westfield, Pennsylvania Westfield, Texas Westfield, Vermont Westfield, Wisconsin Westfield Center, Ohio Westfield, Western Australia Westfield, New Zealand Other: The Westfield Group is an Australian-owned company... A lord is a male who has power and authority. ... The Archbishop of Glasgow is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow. ...

In 1475 he received a Master's degree from the University of St Andrews, and went on to become dean of Moray by, if not before, 1487. In 1500 he was clerk of the Register, and in 1504 King James IV presented him archdeacon of the diocese of St Andrews. He became bishop when he was provided to the see of Aberdeen in 1518. He was consecrated the following year. Dunbar's career saw the creation of a huge number of minor ecclesiastical establishments, including two chaplaincies in Elgin Cathedral, a hospital in the chanonry and an altar dedicated to St Katherine in the Aberdeen Cathedral. To the cathedral, Bishop Dunbar added many structures, including the new south trancept. Dunbar was famous for for his wisdom and knowledge of the Arts. Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... The University of St Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland and third oldest in the English-speaking world, having been founded between 1410 and 1413. ... In religious terminology, a dean is a title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy. ... Moray (Moireibh in Gaelic), one of the 32 unitary council regions (or areas) of Scotland, lies in the north-east of the country and borders on the regions of Aberdeenshire and Highland. ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1504 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) - King of Scots from 1488 to 1513. ... An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ... The Bishop of St. ... The Diocese of Aberdeen (Scotland). ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Elgin Cathedral is an historic ruin at Elgin in Grampian, North West Scotland It was established in 1224 but only reached completion near the end of the 13th century. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... St. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ...

He died at St Andrews on March 10, 1532, and was buried in the south trancept of Aberdeen Cathedral. Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, and the home of golf. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... St. ...

Reference

• Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)