William Scot was a medieval Bishop of Durham elect.

Scot was Archdeacon of Worcester in December of 1218. He was elected to the see of Durham before 20 October 1226 but the election was quashed by Pope Gregory IX

Pope Gregory IX

Pope Gregory IX, born Ugolino di Conti, was pope from March 19, 1227 to August 22, 1241.The successor of Pope Honorius III , he fully inherited the traditions of Pope Gregory VII and of his uncle Pope Innocent III , and zealously continued their policy of Papal supremacy.-Early life:Ugolino was...

 on 19 May 1227. He died about 1242 or 1243.

Scot may have been the father of Robert Stitchill

Robert Stitchill

Robert Stitchill was a medieval Bishop of Durham in England.-Life:Stitchill probably came from the village of Stitchill in Roxburghshire. His father was a priest, and may have been the William Scot who was elected to the see of Durham in 1226. William Scot was never confirmed as bishop, for his...

, who was Bishop of Durham from 1260 to 1274.