Dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages information
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The dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages were:
Diocese
Cathedral
Notes
Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen
see sometimes said to have been translater from Mortlach (now Dufftown) in 1132—but this origin countered by claim that Aberdeen Cathedral and diocese were fresh creations
Argyll
Lismore
it was suggested moving the cathedral to Saddell Abbey, but this did not transpire
Brechin
Brechin
Caithness
Dornoch
cathedral originally at Halkirk
Dunblane
Dunblane
prior to settling at Dunblane, cathedrals were at Abernethy (probably) and Muthill. A proposal to move the cathedral from Dunblane to Inchaffray Abbey did not transpire.
Dunkeld
Dunkeld
Galloway
Whithorn
earlier cathedral of Candida Casa nearby.
Glasgow
Glasgow
Metropolitan since 1492
Moray
Elgin
prior to settling at Elgin, cathedrals were at Birnie, Spynie and at Kinneddar
Orkney
Kirkwall
cathedral originally at Birsay
Ross
Fortrose
cathedral originally at Rosemarkie
St Andrews
St Andrews
Metropolitan since 1472. earlier cathedral (church of St Regulus) nearby.
The Isles
Iona
diocese founded at Old St German's Cathedral, Peel Castle, Isle of Man as the Diocese of Sodor comprising the Hebrides and the Isle of Man. When the Isle of Man came under English control in the 14th century the Scottish Diocese of the Isles was created, covering the Hebrides only, with its original cathedral at Skeabost, Isle of Skye
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