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Adam de Kald [de Kalder, Crail] was an early 13th century Bishop of Aberdeen. The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics His name, de Kald or de Caral could refer to, among other places, Calder in Nairnshire or Crail in Fife. County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Crail is a former Royal burgh in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Either location may mark his origin place, but this is speculation. It can be noted that there is a river in West Yorkshire called Calder. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of For other Rivers Calder see River Calder (disambiguation. The River Calder is a River in West Yorkshire, in northern His origins remain obscure.

He seems to have risen as a clerk of King William the Lion; he is styled clericus domini regis ("clerk of the lord King") as a witness to a charter of the latter king. Clerk, the vocational title commonly refers to a White-collar worker who conducts general office or in some instances sales tasks William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough" A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified In 1207, as a sub-deacon, he was elected Bishop of Aberdeen. Subdeacon (or sub-deacon is a title used in various branches of Christianity. The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics According to Hector Boece, an often highly unreliable authority of a much later date, Adam was the choice of the king rather than the clergy of the diocese of Aberdeen. Hector Boece (sometimes spelt Boethius, or Boyce) (1465-1536 was a Scottish Philosopher. Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (after 1633 14 Dioceses of the Scottish church before the abolition of episcopacy in 1689 He was confirmed in his position only after a mandate of Pope Innocent III. Pope Innocent III ( February 22, 1161 &ndash June 16, 1216) born Lotario de' Conti di Segni, was Pope from January The mandate was issued to the Bishop of Dunkeld, the Bishop of Brechin and the Abbot of Kelso, who were ordered to determine whether or not Adam was created sub-deacon merely in order to become bishop. The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics The Bishop of Brechin was the ecclesiastical head of the Medieval Diocese of Brechin or Angus, based at Brechin Cathedral, Brechin The Abbot of Kelso (later Commendator of Kelso) was the head of the Tironensian monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders.

Not a lot is known about Adam's episcopate. He left at least three charters, including confirmations of grants made by Morggán, Mormaer of Mar and the latter's kinsman Thomas mac Maíl Choluim, Royal Doorward. Morggán of Mar, is the first Mormaer of Mar to appear in history as "more than a characterless name in a witness-list Thomas de Lundin, often referred to as Thomas l'Ussier or Thomas Durward (Tomhas Dorsair was a 13th century Scottish nobleman The Hostarius (alternatively Usher, Doorward or Durward) was an office in Medieval Scotland whose holders eventually hereditary had the theoretical There is a little evidence that he served as Chancellor at some point under King William. The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a Great Officer of State in pre- Union Scotland. He died at some point in the year 1228. He was succeeded by Gilbert de Stirling. Gilbert de Stirling was an early 13th century Bishop of Scotland.

References

Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. John Dowden (1840 &ndash 1910 was an Irish cleric and ecclesiastical historian J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912), pp. 101-2
Innes, Cosmo, Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis: Ecclesie Cathedralis Aberdonensis Regesta Que Extant in Unum Collecta, Vol. Cosmo Innes (1798 - 1874 historian and antiquary was called to theScottish Bar in 1822 and was appointed Professor of Constitutional Law andHistory in the University of Edinburgh in 1, (Edinburgh, 1845), p. xxii
Keith, Robert, An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688, (London, 1924), p. 106
Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), p. Donald Elmslie Robertson Watt FRSE ( 15 August 1926 &ndash 18 April 2004) was a Scottish Historian and Professor 1

Religious titles
Preceded by John	Bishop of Aberdeen 1207–1228	Succeeded by Gilbert de Stirling

John (d 1207 was a late 12th century and early 13th century Tironensian Monk and Bishop. The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics Gilbert de Stirling was an early 13th century Bishop of Scotland.

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