Bishops Of Dunkeld (Church Of Scotland)
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The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the
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of
Dunkeld Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to t ...
, one of the largest and more important of
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's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th-century cleric named
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. However, the first known abbot dates to the 10th century, and it is often assumed that in Scotland in the period before the 12th century, the roles of both bishop and abbot were one and the same. The Bishopric of Dunkeld ceased to exist as a Catholic institution after the
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but continued as a royal institution into the 17th century. The diocese was restored (with a different boundary) by
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on 4 March 1878; it is now based in the city of
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.


List of known abbots

Dunkeld Abbey was an offshoot of Iona, perhaps founded in the early 9th century, in the reign of Caustantín mac Fergusa,
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. It is not clear when its abbots got independence from the
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, but a notable event is the alleged transfer of the relics of Columba to Dunkeld during the reign of the Scoto-Pictish king
Cináed mac Ailpín Kenneth MacAlpin ( mga, Cináed mac Ailpin, label=Medieval Gaelic, gd, Coinneach mac Ailpein, label=Modern Scottish Gaelic; 810 – 13 February 858) or Kenneth I was King of Dál Riada (841–850), King of the Picts (843–858), and the King ...
. Its abbots, like many Gaelic abbots of the period, took a strong role in secular affairs, hence the term "lay abbot". The following is a list of known abbots of Dunkeld; the list is not exhaustive. While it is true that medieval churchmen took an active part in secular affairs (some fought in battles), that didn't make them in any sense "lay." They were still consecrated bishops or abbots. A "lay abbot" was the secular lord of the abbey's lands. Since an abbey's property was often extensive, it was lucrative plum. Medieval monarchs enjoyed considerable authority over the church, and doubtless, these positions were awarded to royal favorites.


List of known pre-Reformation bishops

The Bishopric of Dunkeld was one of the largest in medieval Scotland. However, in 1200, half of its territory was used to create the new Bishopric of Argyll.


List of Schism anti-bishops


List of post-Reformation bishops


Church of Scotland succession

In 1560 the
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broke its ties with Rome.


Scottish Episcopal Church succession


Roman Catholic succession

The Bishop of Dunkeld is the Ordinary of the
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Diocese of Dunkeld The Diocese of Dunkeld was one of the 13 historical dioceses of Scotland preceding the abolition of Episcopacy in 1689. History It is thought that the diocese was constituted as far back as the middle of the ninth century. The first occupant ...
in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. The diocese covers an area of 9,505 km². The
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is in the
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where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew. The post
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diocese was restored by
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on 4 March 1878. The Right Reverend
Stephen Robson Stephen Robson (born 1 April 1951) is a prelate of the Catholic Church. , he is the Bishop Emeritus of Dunkeld. From 2012 to 2014 he was auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Early life Stephen Robson was born in C ...
is the 9th bishop of the diocese since its restoration. (Any dates appearing in italics indicate ''de facto '' continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)


See also

* Anglican Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane


Notes


References

* Broun, Dauvit, "Dunkeld and the origin of Scottish identity", in ''Innes Review'' 48 (1997), pp. 112–124, reprinted in ''Spes Scotorum: Hope of Scots'', eds. Broun and Clancy (1999), pp. 95–111. * Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) * Hudson, Benjamin T., "Kings and Church in Early Scotland", in ''The Scottish Historical Review, Vol. 73, (October, 1994), pp. 145–70 * Watt, D.E.R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969) * Keith, Robert, ''An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops,'' Edinburgh, 1824, pp. 99,100


External links


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