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{{Infobox Christian leader
| type        = Bishop
| name        = David Stewart
| title       = [[Bishop of Moray]]
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| church      = Roman [[Catholic Church]]
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| see         = [[Diocese of Moray]]
| term        = 1462&ndash;1476
| predecessor = [[James Stewart (d. 1466)|James Stewart]] 
| successor   = [[William Tulloch]]
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| consecration   = 1463
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| birth_date    = Early 15th century
| birth_place   = Probably [[Lorne, Argyll and Bute]]
| death_date    = [[Moray]]
| death_place   = 1476
| previous_post = [[Archdeacon of Caithness]], [[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[Diocese of Ross (Scotland)|Ross]], [[Treasurer]] of [[Diocese of Moray|Moray]], Treasurer of Caithness, [[Archdeacon of Brechin]], Dean of Ross
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'''David Stewart''' ({{lang-gd|Dàibhidh Stiùbhart}}) (died 1476) was a [[prelate]] from 15th century [[Scotland]]. A member of the [[Clan Stewart of Appin|Stewart kindred]] of [[Lorne, Scotland|Lorne]], he is known to have held a succession of senior ecclesiastical positions in northern Scotland before eventually succeeding his brother [[James Stewart (d. 1466)|James Stewart]] as [[Bishop of Moray]].

David was provided to the bishopric before 30 June 1462 by [[Pope Pius II]], and was consecrated sometime after 25 June 1463. David was a frequent attendee at parliament and was in the presence of King [[James III of Scotland]] on 5 August 1464, at [[Inverness]]. He built the great tower of [[Spynie Castle]] known as "David's Tower". He found himself in conflict with the Alexander, [[Earl of Huntly]], who was at one point [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] until the differences were overcome by mediators.

Bishop David died in 1476. He was buried in the St Peter and St Paul [[aisle]] in the north of [[Elgin Cathedral]], beside his brother. He was succeeded by [[William Tulloch]].

==References==
* [[John Dowden|Dowden, John]], ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* Keith, Robert, ''An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688'', (London, 1924)
* [[D. E. R. Watt|Watt, D.E.R.]], ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)

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 before= David Reid |
 title=[[Archdeacon of Caithness]] (?) |
 years=1440 (?) |
 after= James de Innes
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 before= James de Innes |
 title=[[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[Diocese of Ross (Scotland)|Ross]] |
 years=1445 |
 after= Alan Cant
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 before= James de Innes |
 title=[[Treasurer]] of [[Diocese of Moray|Moray]] |
 years=1445&ndash;1446 x 1447 |
 after= William de Wincester
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 before= William Leuchars |
 title= [[Treasurer]] of [[Diocese of Caithness|Caithness]]|
 years=1447&ndash;1448 |
 after= Thomas de Dingwall
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 before= David Hedewe |
 title=[[Archdeacon of Brechin]] |
 years=1448 |
 after= Richard Wylie
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{{succession box |
 before= John Cawdor |
 title=[[Dean (religion)|Dean]] of [[Diocese of Ross (Scotland)|Ross]] |
 years=1457 |
 after=William Ogilvie
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 before= [[James Stewart (d. 1466)|James Stewart]] |
 title=[[Bishop of Moray]] |
 years=1462&ndash;1476 |
 after= [[William Tulloch]]
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