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Diocese of Moray information


Diocese of Moray
HeadBishop of Moray
Archdeacon(s)Archdeacon of Moray
Known rural deansElgin, Inverness, Strathbogie, Strathspey
First attestation1114 x 1120
Metropolitan before 1472None
Metropolitan after 1492Archbishop of St Andrews
CathedralElgin Cathedral
Previous cathedral(s)Birnie, Kinneddar and Spynie
DedicationHoly Trinity
CanonsSecular
Catholic successorMerged into resurrected Diocese of Aberdeen, 4 March 1878
Episcopal successorDiocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness

The Diocese of Moray was one of the most important of the medieval dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. Its territory was in central northern Scotland.

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Inverness Cathedral

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banks of the River Ness. It is the seat of the Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, ordinary of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The cathedral is...

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Province of Moray

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Moray (Middle Irish: Muréb; Medieval Latin: Moravia; Old Norse: Mýræfi) was a province within the area of modern-day Scotland, that may at times up to...

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Bishop of Moray

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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 bishoprics...

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Spynie Palace

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location of the first officially settled Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Moray, Holy Trinity Church in present-day Spynie Churchyard. For most of its occupied...

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Diocese of Ross

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Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Diocese of Ross. If an internal...

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Inverness

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dedicated to St Andrew, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church and seat of the ordinary of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The cathedral...

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Scottish Episcopal Church

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See of Edinburgh and appointed William Forbes as first Bishop of Edinburgh in the following year. He also appointed John Guthrie, Bishop of Moray as the...

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Dean of Moray

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Dean of Moray was the head of the cathedral chapter of the diocese of Moray, north-central Scotland, based at Elgin Cathedral. The diocese of Moray is first...

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Elgin Cathedral

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and continued until the end of the 20th century, with significant improvements to the two western towers. The Diocese of Moray was a regional bishopric,...

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Armorial of the Scottish Episcopal Church

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Nairn

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River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the traditional county town of Nairnshire. At the 2011 census, Nairn had a population of 9,773, making it the...

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Archdeacon of Moray

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Archdeacon of Moray was the only archdeacon in the Diocese of Moray, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Moray. The archdeacon held the parish churches of Forres...

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Religion in Scotland

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Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness, who has held the role since 27 June 2017. Free Church of Scotland: The Moderator of the General Assembly of the...

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Gordon Chapel

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Fochabers, Scotland. It is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church, under the governance of the United Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness. Designated...

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Felix of Moray

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of a Bishop of Moray. Felix appears to have been the successor to Bishop William, Papal legate, who died in 1162. We know that the diocese of Moray was...

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List of cathedrals in Scotland

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of cathedrals in Scotland. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese. The distinction of cathedral...

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Bricius de Douglas

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List of former cathedrals in Great Britain

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whether a formal territory or diocese was attached to the church or bishop concerned. Before the development of dioceses, which began earlier in England...

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld

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