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For the bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church, see Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney

The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Scottish Episcopal Church (Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion, although it The Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney is one of the seven Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (after 1633 14 Dioceses of the Scottish church before the abolition of episcopacy in 1689 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Nechtan of Aberdeen is the first Bishop of Aberdeen after the seat of the bishopric had been moved to Aberdeen from Mortlach. It appears that the episcopal seat had previously been at Mortlach (Mòrthlach), but was moved to Aberdeen during the reign of King David I of Scotland. Dufftown ( Gaelic Baile Bhainidh) is a Burgh in Banffshire, Scotland. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern: Daibhidh I mac Chaluim; b We know the names of three bishops of Mortlach, the latter two of whom, "Donercius" and "Cormauch" (Cormac), are known only by name. The Bishop of Aberdeen broke communion with the Roman Catholic Church after the Scottish Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Following the Glorious Revolution, the office was abolished. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union A Roman Catholic diocese was recreated in Aberdeen in 1878.

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List of known bishops of Mortlach

Tenure Incumbent Notes
fl. 1012x Beóán One of the three known bishops of Mortlach. Beóán of Mortlach is the first of the three known Bishops of Mortlach. Known for other sources.
c. 1000s "Donercius" One of the three known bishops of Mortlach. Donercius or Donort is the second Bishop of Mortlach according to the list of the Aberdeen Registrum. Nothing more is known.
c. 1000s Cormac One of the three known bishops of Mortlach. Cormac of Mortlach is the third Bishop of Mortlach, Scotland, according to the list of the Aberdeen Registrum. Nothing more is known.

List of known bishops of Aberdeen

The Bishopric of Aberdeen, as the Bishopric of Aberdeen, appears to date from the 1130s, as does the list of known bishops.

Tenure Incumbent Notes
fl. 1131x1132 Nechtan
fl. Nechtan of Aberdeen is the first Bishop of Aberdeen after the seat of the bishopric had been moved to Aberdeen from Mortlach. 1147x1151-1171 Edward
1172-1199 Matthew
1199-1207 John
1207-1228 Adam de Kald
1228 x 1229 Matthew the Scot (elect) Matthew or Mata had been the chancellor of king William I of Scotland. Edward '''Eadward''' '''Édouard''' '''Étbard''' was a 12th century Prelate based in Scotland. Matthew (d 1199 was a 12th century churchman based in Scotland. John (d 1207 was a late 12th century and early 13th century Tironensian Monk and Bishop. Adam de Kald Kalder''' '''Crail''' was an early 13th century Bishop of Aberdeen. Matthew the Scot (died 1229 was a 13th century Scottish cleric William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough" He was postulated to the see of Aberdeen, before in turn being postulated to the higher ranking See of Dunkeld. 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 At any rate, he died before consecration. His name indicates that he was a Gael, but we do anything else about his background.
1228-1239 Gilbert de Stirling
1239-1247 Radulf de Lamley
1247-1256 Peter de Ramsay
1256-1270 x 1272 Richard de Potton
1272-1281 x 1282 Hugh de Benin
1282-1328 Henry le Chen
1329 Walter Herok (elect) He died at Avignon, perhaps before being consecrated. Gilbert de Stirling was an early 13th century Bishop of Scotland. Radulf de Lamley Ranulf Randalph de Lambley''' (d 1247 was a 13th century monk and cleric Peter de Ramsay (d 1256 was a 13th century cleric based in Scotland. Richard de Potton Poiton''' '''de Pottock''' '''de Poito''' was a 13th century English Bishop. Hugh de Benin (d 1282 was a 13th century Bishop. If his name represents Benholm, then he may have come from an English or Anglo-Norman Henry le Chen Cheyn''' '''le Chein''' '''Cheyne''' '''de Chene''' was a late 13th-century and early 14th-century Scoto-Norman Bishop. Walter Herok was a cleric from 13th century and 14th century Scotland.
1329-1343 x 1344 Alexander de Kininmund (I)
1344-1350 William de Deyn
1350-1354 x 1355 John de Rait
1355-1380 Alexander de Kininmund (II)
el. Alexander de Kininmund (died 1344 was a 14th century Scottish churchman William de Deyn la Deyn''' (d 1350 was a 14th century Scottish monk and cleric John de Rait '''Rathe''' '''Rate''' '''Rathet''' was a 14th century Scottish cleric Alexander de Kininmund was a 14th century Scottish cleric Although it is not known which one it is known that in his youth he went to University and achieved a Licentiate 1380 Simon de Ketenis Elected by chapter sometime after August 31, 1380, but was provided instead as Dean of Aberdeen on November 18. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull
1380-1389 Adam de Tyninghame
1389-1421 Gilbert de Greenlaw
1422-1440 Henry de Lichton Previously Bishop of Moray. Adam de Tyninghame was a 14th century cleric and as his name suggests a probable native of Tyninghame in East Lothian. Gilbert de Greenlaw (1354 &ndash 1421 was a medieval Bishop of Aberdeen and Bishop-elect of St Henry de Lichton Lychtone''' '''Leighton''' (died 1440 was a medieval Scottish Prelate and diplomat who serving as Bishop of Moray (1414&ndash1422 The Bishop of Moray or Bishop of Elgin was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Moray in northern Scotland, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval
1441-1458 Ingram Lindsay
1458-1480 Thomas Spens Previously Bishop of Galloway. Ingram Lindsay de Lindesay''' Doctor in Canon Law, was a 15th century Scottish Cleric. Thomas Spens Spens''' (c 1415 &ndash April 14, 1480) Scottish Statesman and Prelate, received his education at Edinburgh The Bishop of Galloway, also called the Bishop of Whithorn, was the eccesiastical head of the Diocese of Galloway, said to have been founded by Saint Ninian
1480-1483 Robert Blackadder (elect) He became Bishop of Glasgow. Robert Blackadder was a medieval Scottish Cleric, Diplomat and Politician, who was Abbot of Melrose, bishop-elect The Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then as Archbishop of Glasgow the
1483-1514 William Elphinstone Previously Bishop of Ross. William Elphinstone ( 1431 - October 25, 1514) Scottish Statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University The Bishop of Ross was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Ross, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval Bishoprics The first recorded bishop appears He is one of the greatest of all medieval Scottish bishops, and is remembered today for, among other things, founding the University of Aberdeen. The University of Aberdeen is an Ancient university founded in 1495, in Old Aberdeen, Scotland.
1514 x 1515-1518 Alexander Gordon
x 1515-1516 Robert Forman Provided by Pope, but resigned without ever possessing. Alexander Gordon (died 1518 was a late medieval Scottish churchman Robert Forman (d 1530 was a late medieval Scottish churchman He the son of one Janet Blackadder and her husband a Berwickshire landowner named Nicholas Forman
1518-1532 Gavin Dunbar
coadjutor: 1529-1531 George Learmond (coajutor) George Learmond had been appointed Dunbar's successor in 1529, but he died before Dunbar did. Gavin Dunbar can refer to Gavin Dunbar (Bishop of Aberdeen (died 1532 Gavin Dunbar (Archbishop of Glasgow (c George Learmond (or George Learmonth; c 1478 &ndash 1531 was a Scottish Benedictine who was Prior of Pluscarden and almost Bishop of Aberdeen
1532-1545 William Stewart
1545-1577 William Gordon Because of the Scottish Reformation of 1560, he was the last bishop owing allegiance to Rome. William Stewart (b c 1490 d 1545 was a late medieval Scottish Prelate. William Gordon (d 1577 was a 16th century Scottish noble and Prelate, the last of the pre- Reformation bishops of Aberdeen owing The Scottish Reformation was Scotland 's formal break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1560 and the events surrounding this
1577-1600 David Cunningham
1600-1616 Peter Blackburn
1616-1617 Alexander Forbes Translated from Bishopric of Caithness. David Cunningham (c 1540 &ndash died 1600 was a 16th century Scottish Prelate and Diplomat. Peter Blackburn was a Scottish Scholar and Prelate. Born in Glasgow, he became a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Alexander Forbes (1564 &ndash 1617 was a late 16th century and early 17th century Scottish churchman The Bishop of Caithness was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Caithness, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics
1618-1635 Patrick Forbes
1635-1638 Adam Bellenden Translated from the bishopric of Dunblane; died in 1648. Patrick Forbes ( 24 August, 1564 &ndash 28 March, 1635) was a late 16th century and early 17th century Scottish churchman Adam Bellenden (c1569 - 1647 was a 17th century Scottish churchman The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane / Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland Bishops were abolished in Scotland from 1638 to 1662.
1662 David Mitchel
1663-1664 Alexander Burnet Translated to the archbishopric of Glasgow. David Mitchel was a 17th century Scottish churchman Born in the Mearns (i Alexander Burnet (1615-1684 was a 17th century Scottish Prelate. The Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then as Archbishop of Glasgow the
1664-1682 Patrick Scougal
1682-1689 George Haliburton Episcopacy abolished in 1689. Patrick Scougal (1607–1682 was a 17th century Scottish churchman George Haliburton (b c 1635 &ndash 1715 Halton, Angus) was a Scottish Cleric and Jacobite. Episcopal polity is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a Bishop (Greek

List of the modern Bishops of Aberdeen and its precursor offices

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment. ) The modern Bishop of Aberdeen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (after 1633 14 Dioceses of the Scottish church before the abolition of episcopacy in 1689 The diocese covers 29,068 km². The see is in the City of Aberdeen where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption. An episcopal see is the ecclesiastical domain of authority of a Bishop. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council The Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption, usually know as St Mary's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Aberdeen The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District (formerly the Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District) was elevated to diocese status on 4 March 1878. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The current bishop is the Right Reverend Peter Antony Moran, the 10th Bishop of Aberdeen. Bishop Peter Antony Moran is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen.

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District
16 September 1727 to 19 September 1727 Bishop Alexander John Grant, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Died in office
12 February 1731 to 12 March 1773 Bishop Hugh MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Priest; died in office
12 March 1773 to 9 May 1779 Bishop John MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District; died in office
30 September 1779 to 9 September 1791 Bishop Alexander MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Priest; died in office
8 November 1791 to 8 July 1814 Bishop John Chisholm, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Priest; died in office
8 July 1814 to 31 July 1818 Bishop Aenaes Chisholm, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District; died in office
27 August 1819 to 13 February 1827 Bishop Ranald MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Western District
Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District
13 February 1827 to 23 February 1869 Bishop James Kyle, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District Priest; died in office
23 February 1869 to 15 March 1878 Bishop John MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; Becoming Bishop of Aberdeen
Diocese of Aberdeen
15 March 1878 to 4 February 1889 John MacDonald Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; died in office
16 July 1889 to 26 September 1889 Colin Grant Priest; ordained 13 August 1889; died in office
14 August 1890 to 29 May 1898 Hugh McDonald, CSSR Priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; ordained 23 October 1890; died in office
7 January 1899 to 13 January 1918 Aeneas Chisholm Priest; ordained 24 February 1899; died in office
18 June 1918 to 25 December 1946 George Henry Bennett Priest; ordained 1 August 1918; died in office
2 August 1947 to 5 July 1950 John Alexander Matheson Priest; ordained 24 September 1947; died in office
20 June 1951 to 22 July 1963 Francis Raymond Walsh, M. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hugh MacDonald was incumbent of the Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District 12 February 1731 to 12 March 1773 Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (c 1695 – 1770 was a military officer during the Jacobite Rising as well as a legendary poet in the Scottish Gaelic language Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ranald MacDonald ( 3 February, 1824 &ndash August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Kyle is the name of James H Kyle (1854—1901 American politician United States Senator from South Dakota James F Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Macdonald may refer to John MacDonald II or John of Islay Earl of Ross (1434–1503 last Lord of the Isles Scotland John Macdonald Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Colin Grant (born 1961 Hitchin, UK) of Jamaican origin is the author of the critically acclaimed biography Negro with a Hat The Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hugh McDonald CSSR ( 7 November 1841 - 29 May 1898) Ordained Priest on 21 September 1867, was professed a member of The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Henry Bennett (1850 Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland 8 September 1908 Richmond Victoria, Australia) was a brewer and a politician Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Afr. Priest of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) ; ordained 12 September 1951; resigned
8 December 1964 to 28 May 1976 Michael Foylan Priest; ordained 25 March 1965; died in office
28 February 1977 to 15 January 2002 Mario Joseph Conti Priest of Aberdeen; ordained 3 May 1977; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow
13 October 2003 to present Peter Antony Moran Priest of Aberdeen; ordained 1 December 2003


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The Bishop of Ross was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Ross, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval Bishoprics The first recorded bishop appears The Bishop of St Andrews (Easbaig Chill Rìmhinn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese and then as Archbishop of St Andrews (Àrd-easbaig Chill Rìmhinn A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most The Archdeacon of Aberdeen was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Aberdeen, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Aberdeen. The Archdeacon of Caithness was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Caithness, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Caithness. The Archdeacon of Dunblane was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Dunblane, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Dunblane. The Archdeacon of Dunkeld was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Dunkeld, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Dunkeld. The Archdeacon of Galloway was the only Archdeacon in the medieval Diocese of Galloway (Whithorn acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Galloway. The Archdeacon of Glasgow was the head of the Archdeaconry of Glasgow, a sub-division of the Diocese of Glasgow. The Archdeacon of Lothian was the head of the Archdeaconry of Lothian, a sub-division of the Diocese of St Andrews. The Archdeacon of Moray was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Moray, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Moray. The Archdeacon of Orkney was the head of the Archdeaconry of Orkney, a sub-division of the Diocese of Orkney. The Archdeacon of Ross was the only Archdeacon in the medieval Diocese of Ross, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Ross. The Archdeacon of St Andrews was the head of the Archdeaconry of St Andrews, a sub-division of the Diocese of St Andrews. The Archdeacon of Shetland was the head of the Archdeaconry of Shetland, a sub-division of the Diocese of Orkney. The Archdeacon of Teviotdale was the head of the Archdeaconry of Teviotdale, a sub-division of the Diocese of Glasgow. The word abbot, meaning Father, is a title given to the head of a Monastery in various traditions including Christianity. Abbot of Arbroath (and later Commendator was the head of the Tironensian Benedictine monastic community of Arbroath Abbey, Angus, Scotland The Abbot of Balmerino (later Commendator of Balmerino) was the head of the Cistercian monastic community and lands of Balmerino Abbey, Fife, The Abbot of Cambuskenneth or Abbot of Stirling (later Commendator of Cambuskenneth) was the head of the Arrouaisian ( Augustinian) monastic community The Abbot of Coupar Angus (later Commendator of Coupar) was the head of the monastic community and lands of Coupar Angus Abbey, on the boundary between Angus –—The Abbot of Crossraguel was the leader of the Cluniac monastic community of Crossraguel Abbey, near Maybole in Carrick, south-west The Abbot and then Commendator of Culross was the head of the monastic community of Culross Abbey, Fife, Scotland. The Abbot of Deer (later Commendator of Deer) was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Deer Abbey in Buchan. The Abbot of Dercongal or Abbot of Holywood (later Commendator of Holywood) was the head of the Premonstratensian monastic community of Dercongal Abbey The Abbot of Dryburgh (later Commendator of Dryburgh) was the head of the Premonstratensian community of Canons regular of Dryburgh Abbey The Abbot of Dundrennan was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Dundrennan Abbey, Galloway. The Prior, then Abbot and then Commendator of Dunfermline was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Dunfermline The Abbot of Fearn was the head of the Premonstratensian monastic community of Fearn Abbey, Easter Ross. The Abbot of Glenluce (later Commendator of Glenluce) was the head of the monastic community of Glenluce Abbey, Galloway. The Abbot of Holyrood (later Commendator of Holyrood) was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Holyrood Abbey, now in Edinburgh. The Abbot of Inchaffray, before 1221 Prior of Inchaffray, and then by the end of the 15th century the Commendator of Inchaffray, was the head of the community of The Abbot of Inchcolm, or until 1235, the Prior of Inchcolm, was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Inchcolm The Benedictine Abbot of Iona (later Commendator of Iona) was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Iona Abbey, Iona, western The Abbot of Jedburgh (previously Prior of Jedburgh, later Commendator of Jedburgh) was the head of the Augustinian canons of Jedburgh Abbey The Abbot of Kelso (later Commendator of Kelso) was the head of the Tironensian monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders. The Abbot of Kilwinning (later Commendator of Kilwinning) was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Kilwinning Abbey, Cunningham The Abbot of Kinloss (later Commendator of Kinloss) was the head of the property and Cistercian monastic community of Kinloss Abbey, Moray, founded The Abbot of Lindores (later Commendator of Lindores) was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Lindores Abbey, Fife (the The Abbot and then Commendator of Melrose was the head of the monastic community of Melrose Abbey, in Melrose in the Borders The Abbot of Newbattle (later Commendator of Newbattle) was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian. The Abbot of Paisley (later Commendator of Paisley; Prior of Paisley before 1219 was the head of the Cluniac monastic community of Paisley Abbey The Abbot of Saddell was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Saddell Abbey, in Argyll, Scotland. The Abbot of Scone, before 1163 x 4 Prior of Scone, and then by the beginning of the 16th century, the Commendator of Scone, was the head of the community The Abbot of Soulseat was the head of the Premonstratensian (originally Cistercian) monastic community of Soulseat Abbey in Galloway. The Abbot of Sweetheart (later Commendator of Sweetheart; also Abbot of New Abbey) was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Sweetheart The Abbot of Tongland (later Commendator of Tongland) was the head of the Premonstratensian (originally Cistercian) monastic community of Tongland Prior is a Title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier first' with several notable uses The Prior of Ardchattan (later Commendator of Ardchattan) was the head of the Valliscaulian, and then Cistercian, monastic community of Ardchattan The Prior of Beauly (later Commendator of Beauly) was the head of the Valliscaulian monastic community and lands of Beauly Priory, Beauly, The Prior of Blantyre (later Commendator of Blantyre) was the head of the medieval community of Augustinian canons based at Blantyre Priory (in The Prior of Canonbie was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Canonbie Priory, in Dumfries and Galloway. The Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire. The Prior of Fogo was the head of the Tironensian monastic community and lands of Fogo Priory, Roxburghshire, founded sometime between 1253 and 1297 The Prior of Fyvie (later Commendator of Fyvie) was the head of the medieval Tironensian monastic community of Fyvie Priory, located in modern Aberdeenshire The Prior of Inchmahome (later Commendator of Inchmahome) was the head of the community of Augustinian canons at Inchmahome Priory, on The Prior of Lesmahagow (later Commendator of Lesmahagow) was the head of the medieval Tironensian monastic community of Lesmahagow Priory, located in modern The Prior of May then Prior of Pittenweem (later Commendator of Pittenweem) was the head of the Benedictine canons of Isle of May Priory Prior of Monymusk (later Commendator of Monymusk) was the head of the property and community of Augustinian canons of Monymusk Priory, The Prior of Oronsay was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Oronsay Priory, on the island of Oronsay Inner Hebrides. The Prior of Perth was the head of Perth Charterhouse, the Carthusian monastic house located near Perth. The Prior of Pluscarden (later Commendator of Pluscarden) was the head of the Valliscaulian, and then Benedictine, monastic community and lands of The Prior of Restenneth (later Commendator of Restenneth) was the head of the Augustinian canons of Restenneth Priory, Angus. The Prior of St Andrews was the head of the property and community of Augustinian canons of St Andrews Cathedral Priory, St Andrews, Fife The Prior of Strath Fillan was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of Strathfillan Priory, Strath Fillan in Argyll (now in the The Prior of St Mary's Isle (later Commendator of St Mary's Isle) was the head of the Augustinian monastic community of St Mary's Isle Priory, in Kirkcudbrightshire The Prior of Loch Leven was the head of lands and of the community Augustinian canons of St Serf's Inch Priory, Loch Leven (aka Portmoak Priory The Prior of Urquhart was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Urquhart Priory in Moray. The Prior of Whithorn was the head of the monastic community at Whithorn Priory, attached to the bishopric of Galloway at Whithorn.
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