- This article is about the mediaeval diocese. For the Episcopal diocese, see Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The Diocese of Moray Ross and Caithness is one of the seven Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
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| Head | Bishop of Moray |
| Archdeacon(s) | Archdeacon of Moray |
| Known rural deans | Elgin, Inverness, Strathbogie, Strathspey |
| First attestation | 1114 x 1120 |
| Metropolitan before 1472 | None |
| Metropolitan after 1492 | Archbishop of St Andrews |
| Cathedral | Elgin Cathedral |
| Previous cathedral(s) | Birnie, Kinneddar and Spynie |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Canons | Secular |
| Catholic successor | Merged into resurrected Diocese of Aberdeen, March 4, 1878 |
| Episcopal successor | Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness |
The Diocese of Moray was one of the most important of the medieval diocese in Scotland. 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 The Archdeacon of Moray was the only Archdeacon in the Diocese of Moray, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Moray. 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 Elgin Cathedral () sometimes referred to as The Lantern of the North is an historic Ruin in Elgin Moray, north-east Scotland SSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Termonuclear Research" or TRINITY for shprt Троицкий Институт инновационных и термоядерных Diocese of Aberdeen was one of the 13 (after 1633 14 Dioceses of the Scottish church before the abolition of episcopacy in 1689 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 Moray Ross and Caithness is one of the seven Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It was founded in the early years of the 12th century by David I of Scotland under its first bishop, Gregoir. David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern: Daibhidh I mac Chaluim; b Gregoir of Moray '''Gregory''' is the first attested Bishop of Moray. These early Moray bishops did not have a fixed seat but took their cathedrals to the culdee centres at Birnie, Kinneddor and lastly Spynie.
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Spynie Cathedral
Bishop Bricius de Douglas finally obtained papal permission on 7 April 1206 to fix the cathedral at the Church of the Holy Trinity at Spynie. This Bricius was a 13th century bishop of Moray for other uses see Bricius (disambiguation Bricius (sometimes anglicized as Brice [1] Authorisation was also granted to create a chapter of eight canons to administer the cathedral. The chapter based its constitution on that of Lincoln Cathedral. [2] It is possible that this decision may have been influenced by the fact that Bricius’ immediate predecessor was Bishop Richard de Lincoln.
Elgin Cathedral
Bricius saw that Spynie was too remote from those it sought to serve and, with a need to ensure the safety of the clergy, petitioned the pope to grant the moving of the church to relative safety of Elgin. Elgin Cathedral () sometimes referred to as The Lantern of the North is an historic Ruin in Elgin Moray, north-east Scotland Elgin (Eilginn is a former Cathedral city and a former Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray [3] It was not until after his death, however, that this was achieved under the episcopate of Bishop Andreas de Moravia. Andreas de Moravia (or Andrew of Moray) was a 13th century Scottish Bishop. [4] This transference took place with the authority of Pope Honorius III and King Alexander II on 19 July 1224. Pope Honorius III (1148 &ndash March 18 1227) born Cencio, was Pope from 1216 to 1227 Alexander II ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Alaxandair mac Uilliam; Modern Gaelic Alasdair mac Uilleim) (24 August 1198 &ndash 6 July 1249 King of Scots [5]
Bishops of Moray
Bishop Bricius organised the constitution of the church, but it was Bishop Andreas who increased the number of dignitaries and prebend canons and was responsible for gaining large grants of land from his kinsmen, the powerful de Moravia lords, as well as the king. 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 In the year of his death, Andreas changed the cathedral's constitution to that of Salisbury. [6] Other Bishops made a lasting impact on the diocese and probably the most important of these was Alexander Bur who championed the right of the Moray church to retain its property against a ruthless magnate, Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan and called the Wolf of Badenoch. Alexander Bur (died 1397 was a 14th century Scottish cleric It is highly possible that Bur came from somewhere in or around Aberdeenshire, although that is not certain Alexander Stewart 2nd Earl of Buchan Alexander Stewart, Alasdair Mór mac an Rígh and called the Wolf of Badenoch (1343 &ndash June 20, 1405) was [7] The last of the Roman Catholic bishops was Patrick Hepburn who alienated almost all of the lands pertaining to the church at the time of the Scottish Reformation. The Scottish Reformation was Scotland 's formal break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1560 and the events surrounding this
Extent of the diocese
The diocese covered a large area extending from Huntly in the east, within a few miles of the Knoydart Peninsula in the west and, in the south-west, to the Atlantic Ocean at an inlet of Loch Linnhe in Lochaber. Loch Linnhe (known in Gaelic as An Linne Dhubh upstream of Corran and as An Linne Sheileach downstream of Corran is a Sea loch It was divided into the four deaneries of Elgin, Inverness, Strathbogie and Strathspey. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Each of these deaneries contained a number of parishes that provided the mensal and prebendal churches for the church.
| DEANERY | PARISHES |
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| Elgin | Altyre, Alves, Ardclach, Auldearn, Birnie, Dallas, Dipple, Drainie, Duffus, Dundurkas, Dyke, Edinkillie, Elgin, Essil, Forres,
Kineddar, Lhanbryde, Moy, Ogstoun, Rafford, Rothes, Spynie, St Andrews, Urquhart. |
| Inverness | Abertarf, Abriachan, Barevan, Boleskine, Brackla, Conveth, Croy, Dalarossie, Daviot, Dores, Ferneway, Inverness, Kintallirgy, Lunan, Lundichty, Petty, Wardlaw. |
| Strathbogie | Aberchirder, Aberlour, Ardintullie, Bellie, Botary, Botriphnie, Drumdelgie, Essie, Gartly, Glass, Huntly, Inverkethney, Keith, Kilreny, Kynnor, Rothymay. |
| Strathspey | Abernethy, Advie, Alvie, Cromdale, Duthil, Elchies, Inch, Innerallian, Inveravon, Kincardine, Kingussie, Kirkmichael, Knockando, Laggan, Rothiemurchas. |
Footnotes
- ^ Registrium Episcacopatus Moravienses no. 46
- ^ Registrium Episcacopatus Moravienses, nos. 48, 49 and 93
- ^ Registrium Episcacopatus Moravienses no. 45
- ^ Registrium Episcacopatus Moravienses nos. 26, 57 and 58
- ^ Cant, Robert: Historic Elgin and its Cathedral, Elgin Society, Elgin, 1974, p. 23
- ^ Registrium Episcacopatus Moravienses no. 81
- ^ Discussion on the quarrel, see: Grant, Alexander: The Wolf of Badenoch in Moray: Province and People; ed. Seller, W D H, Edinburgh, pp. 143—161; Oram, Richard D: Alexander Bur, Bishop of Moray, 1362—1397 in Barbera Crawford (ed) Church Chronicle and Learning in Medieval and Early Renaissance Scotland, Edinburgh, 1999, pp. 202—204
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