The Archdeacon of the Isles (or Sodor) was the only
archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...
in the
diocese of the Isles, acting as a subordinate of the
Bishop of the Isles. The number and names of the
prebend
A prebendary is a member of the Roman Catholic or Anglican clergy, a form of canon with a role in the administration of a cathedral or collegiate church. When attending services, prebendaries sit in particular seats, usually at the back of the ...
s, if any, associated with the archdeaconry in the later Middle Ages are not known. Before the break-away of the
diocese of Man during the
Western Schism, the archdeacons held
Kirk Andreas
Andreas ( or ; gv, Skeerey Andreas) is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Ayre. The main settlement in the parish in th ...
as a prebend.
[Watt and Murray, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 271] The office seems to have fallen into disuse after the time of Alasdair Caimbeul, who received crown presentation to the position in 1592.
[Watt and Murray, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 274] It was to be revived in 1662.
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List of archdeacons of Man
* Diarmait (''Dermicius''), fl. 1180x1190–1217x1219[
* Lawrence, x1246–1248][
* Domhnall (''Dompnald''), fl. 1253 x 1265][
* ''Makaboy'' (Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe?), fl. 1270][
* A fl. 1302][
* Cormac, fl. 1320][Watt and Murray, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 272]
* John Dempster, fl. 1349[
* ''Nigel Mauricii'', died 1372][
]
List of archdeacons of the Isles
* Beoan ac EoinMac Cholgain (''Bean Johannis Macuilquen''), 1372–1390/97[
* Niall Mac Iomhair, 1390–1408][
* Crisdean Mac Domhnaill ''Elich'', fl. 1408][
* Gille-Brighde Mac Dughaill, died x 1416][
* ]John de Carrick
John de Carrick (died c. 1380), a native of Carrick, Scotland, was a 14th-century Chancellor of Scotland and Bishop-elect of Dunkeld. Although John's exact origins are obscure, he seems to have come from a branch of the old native comital fam ...
(''Eoin a Charraig''), provided 1416[
* Eachann MacGill-Eain, 1416–1441
* Andrew of Dunoon, 1441–1456x1457][Watt and Murray, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 273]
* Niall Mac Cormaig, provided 1455 [
* Aonghas of the Isles, provided 1456 ][
* ''Gilbert Smerles'', 1457–1460 ][
* James Borthwick, provided 1457 ][
* Donnchadh fl. 1462 ][
* Crisdean mac Gille-Brighde (''Bricii''), fl. 1463–1469 ][
* Gilbert Wright, fl. 1472 ][
* Niall mac Gille-Brighde (''MacIlvride'', ''MacYlwryd'', ''Makkikbreid''), fl. 1476–1479 ][
* Thomas Clerk (Tomas Cleireach), fl. 1500][Became Bishop of Killala; Watt and Murray, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', p. 273]
* Thomas Fleming, died 1516 [
* Richard Lawson, 1516–1541x1544 ][
* Ruairidh MacGill-Eain (Roderick MacLean), fl. 1544–1548 ][
* Gill-Easbaig Mac an Rothaich (Archibald Munro), fl. 1548 ][
* Domhnall Mac an Rothaich (Donald Munro), fl 1553–1563x1584 ][
* Domhnall Carsuel (Donald Carswell), died 1592 ][
* Alasdair Caimbeul (Alexander Campbell), fl. 1592 ][
]
See also
Notes
References
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History of Argyll and Bute
History of the Outer Hebrides
Isles
Isles may refer to:
Places
*British Isles, often referred to as "the Isles"
*Kingdom of the Isles, a medieval realm comprising the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde, and the Isle of Man
People
* Carlin Isles (born 1989), American rugby ...
Religion in Argyll and Bute
Religion in Highland (council area)
Religion in the Outer Hebrides