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55°04′08″N 3°36′29″W / 55.069°N 3.608°W
Head | Bishop of Galloway |
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Archdeacon(s) | Archdeacon of Galloway |
Known rural deans | Desnes, Farines, Rhinns |
First attestation | 9 December 1128 |
Metropolitan before 1472 | Archbishop of York |
Metropolitan after 1492 | Archbishop of Glasgow |
Cathedral | Whithorn Priory |
Dedication | Martin of Tours |
Native dedication | Ninian (Uinniau, Finnian) |
Canons | Premonstratensian canons |
Mensal churches | Girthon; Inch; Kirkinner; Rhinns. |
Common churches | Borgue; Clayshant; Cruggleton; Gelston; Glasserton; Great Sorbie; Kilcolmkill; Kirkandrews; Kirkdale; Kirkinner; Kirkmaiden; Kirkmichael; Little Sorbie; Longcastle; Mochrum; Toskerton; Whithorn; Wigtown. |
Prebendal churches | Kells; Penninghame. |
Catholic successor | Resurrected: 1876 |
Episcopal successor | Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway |
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The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.
In the Middle Ages, there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns had been combined by the 16th century.
List of bishops
editList of archdeacons
editList of cathedral priors
editList of known rural deans
editEarly known rural deans
edit- Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174
- James, 1185 x 1197
List of known deans of Desnes
edit- Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222[1]
- Thomas, fl. 1250[1]
- John Wallace, fl. 1331[1]
- Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.[2]
List of known deans of Farines
editList of known deans of Rhinns
edit- Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209
List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns
edit- John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552
- Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559
List of civil parishes
edit- Anwoth
- Balmaclellan
- Balmaghie
- Balnacross
- Borgue
- Buittle
- Clayshant
- Colmonell
- Colvend
- Crossmichael
- Cruggleton
- Dalry
- Dunrod
- Galtway
- Gelston
- Girthon
- Glasserton
- Glenluce
- Inch
- Kells
- Kelton
- Kirkandrews
- Kirkbean
- Kirkbride aka Blaiket
- Kirkchrist
- Kirkcolm
- Kirkcormack
- Kirkcowan
- Kirkcudbright
- Kirkdale
- Kirkgunzeon
- Kirkinner
- Kirkmabreck
- Kirkmadrine
- Kirkmaiden
- Kirkpatrick Durham
- Kirkpatrick Irongray
- Leswalt
- Lochrutton
- Longcastle
- Minigaff
- Mochrum
- New Abbey aka Kinderloch
- Parton
- Penninghame
- Portpatrick
- Rerrick
- Senwick
- Sorbie
- Soulseat
- Southwick
- Stoneykirk
- Terregles
- Tongland
- Toskerton
- Troqueer
- Twynholm
- Urr
- Whithorn (Cathedral)
- Wigtown
Notes
editBibliography
edit- Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 138–9