The Rt Rev Rennie MacInnes (23 July 1870 – 24 December 1931) was a bishop in the Anglican Church in the first third of the twentieth century.[“Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ]
Biography
MacInnes was educated at Windlesham House School,
Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He was
ordained in 1897.
[ Ordinations. Canterbury The Times Wednesday, Dec 22, 1897; pg. 3; Issue 35393; col C] After a
Curate at St Matthew's, Bayswater,
he spent the rest of his career in the
Middle East eventually becoming Bishop of Jerusalem.
[ Ecclesiastical NewsConsecration of the New Bishop of Jerusalem The Times Wednesday, Jan 20, 1915; pg. 5; Issue 40756; col C]
Family
His father was the MP
Miles MacInnes and his grandfather was the noted general John MacInnes.
[ Clan MacInnes] His son Angus Campbell MacInnes followed him into
Holy Orders, eventually becoming Bishop of Bedford before translation to his former
Episcopal see Jerusalem.
Further reading
Notes for Travellers by road and rail in Palestine and Syria MacInnes, R: London, H.B Skinner & Co, 1926
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