Diocese of Aberdeen

Head	Bishop of Aberdeen
Archdeacon(s)	Archdeacon of Aberdeen
Known rural deans	Aberdeen, Boyne, Buchan, (Formantine), Garioch, Mar
First attestation	c. The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics The Archdeacon of Aberdeen was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Aberdeen, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Aberdeen. 1012 (for Mortlach) 1131 x 1132 (for Aberdeen)
Metropolitan before 1472	None
Metropolitan after 1492	Archbishop of St Andrews
Cathedral	Aberdeen Cathedral
Previous cathedral(s)	Mortlach
Dedication
Native dedication	Saint Machar
Canons	Secular
Catholic successor	Resurrected March 4, 1878
Episcopal successor	Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney

Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (after 1633 14) dioceses of the Scottish church, before the abolition of episcopacy in 1689. 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 Dufftown ( Gaelic Baile Bhainidh) is a Burgh in Banffshire, Scotland. St Machar is believed to be a sixth-century Irish Missionary active on the Isle of Mull and perhaps eastern Scotland. 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 Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney is one of the seven Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop.

Early history

A see was founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Blessed Beyn. Dufftown ( Gaelic Baile Bhainidh) is a Burgh in Banffshire, Scotland. Beóán of Mortlach is the first of the three known Bishops of Mortlach. The earliest mention of the old See of Aberdeen is in the charter of the foundation, by the Earl of Buchan, of the Church of Deer (c. Earl was the Anglo-Saxon form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning " Chieftain " and referring especially to chieftains Buchan (ˈbʌkn̩ locally ˈbʌxən is one of the six Committee areas and Administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. 1152), which is witnessed by Nectan, Bishop of Aberdeen. Nechtan of Aberdeen is the first Bishop of Aberdeen after the seat of the bishopric had been moved to Aberdeen from Mortlach. The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics The first ecclesiastical record of the see is in a Papal Bull of Pope Adrian IV (1157), confirming to Bishop Edward the churches of Aberdeen and Saint Machar, with the town of Old Aberdeen and other lands. A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. Pope Adrian IV (or Hadrian IV – c 1100&ndash 1 September, 1159) born Nicholas Breakspear or Breakspeare, was Pope St Machar is believed to be a sixth-century Irish Missionary active on the Isle of Mull and perhaps eastern Scotland. Old Aberdeen is part of the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate Burgh, which was erected into a Burgh of barony

The granite cathedral was built between 1272 and 1277. Bishop Thomas Spence founded a Franciscan house in 1480, and King's College was founded at Old Aberdeen by Bishop Elphinstone, for eight prebendaries, chapter, sacristan, organist, and six choristers, in 1505. Thomas Spence ( June 21, 1750 &ndash September 8, 1814) was a Radical democrat and advocate of the common ownership of land The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen. William Elphinstone ( 1431 - October 25, 1514) Scottish Statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University The see was transferred to Old Aberdeen about 1125, and continued there until 1577, having had in that time a list of twenty-nine bishops.

Reformation

From 1653 until 1695 Scottish Catholics were governed by prefects-apostolic. After 1695 the Scottish clergy were incorporated into a missionary body by the Congregation of the Propaganda. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples ( Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelisatione) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for Scotland was covered by vicars-apostolic.

Restoration of the Diocese

Main article: Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen

In 4 March 1878 Pope Leo XIII restored the hierarchy of Scotland by the Bull Ex supremo Apostolatus apice and Vicar-Apostolic John MacDonald was translated to the restored See of Aberdeen as its first bishop. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in the Scotland. 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 Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. 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

The Bull made Aberdeen one of the four suffragan sees of the Archbishopric of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, and defined as its territory "the counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine, Banff, Elgin or Moray, Nairn, Ross (except Lewis in the Hebrides), Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, the Orkney and Shetland Islands, and that portion of Inverness which lies to the north of a straight line drawn from the most northerly point of Loch Luing to the eastern boundary of the said county of Inverness, where the counties of Aberdeen and Banff join. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. The County of Kincardine, also known as Kincardineshire or The Mearns (from A' Mhaoirne meaning 'The Stewartry' was a local government The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area Moray ( Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west Inverness-shire Moray ( Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west Inverness-shire County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Ross-shire, or the County of Ross, ( Siorrachd Rois in Scottish Gaelic) is a former county of Scotland. Lewis ( Leòdhas ʎɔːɣəs̪ ( Norse: Ljoðhús "home See also Hebrides (disambiguation The Hebrides (ˈhɛbrɨˌdiːz "HEB-ri-deez" Gaelic: Innse Gall) comprise a widespread and diverse Cromartyshire ( Siorrachd Chromba in Gaelic) was a county in the Highlands of Scotland, consisting of a series of Enclaves Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, "

Bishops

Main article: Bishop of Aberdeen