The Diocese of Dunblane or Diocese of Strathearn was one of the thirteen historical
dioceses of
Scotland, before the abolition of episcopacy in the Scottish Church in 1689.
Roughly, it embraced the territories covered by the old
earldoms of Strathearn and
Menteith, covering the western and central portions of
Perthshire
Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...
.
The first record of its existence is a
papal bull from 1155 referring to
M. de Dunblan
''M. de Dunblan'' is the way the first known Bishop of Dunblane is written in a copy of a papal bull of Pope Adrian IV preserved in England; the bull dates to 1155.
The papal bull was addressed to the bishops of Scotland ordering them to submit ...
. By the episcopate of
Bishop Clement, the
cathedral was firmly located in
Dunblane,
Strathearn,
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
.
The diocese was led by the
Bishop of Dunblane.
Medieval parishes
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Aberfoyle
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Abernethy
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Aberuthven
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Auchterarder
Auchterarder (; gd, Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "Th ...
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Balquhidder
Balquhidder (; gd, Both Chuidir or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the 'Braes of Balquhidde ...
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Callander
Callander (; gd, Calasraid) is a small town in the council area of Stirling, Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the historic county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands.
The town ser ...
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Comrie
# Dron
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Dunblane (
Cathedral)
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Dunning
# Dupplin
# Exmagirdle
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Findo Gask
Findo Gask is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, just off the main A9 road. It is in Strathearn.
There are nearby remains associated with the Roman Road to the south and the Roman Frontier on the Gask Ridge.
The area was as ...
# Fossoway & Tullibole
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Fowlis Wester
# Glendevon
# Kilbride
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Kilmadock
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Kilmahog
# Kincardine-in-Menteith
# Kinkell
# Leny
# Monzie
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Monzievaird
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Muthill
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Port of Menteith
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St Madoes
St. Madoes () is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 C.E based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St. Madoes stone, a w ...
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Strageith
# Strowan
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Tillicoultry
# Trinity Gask
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Tulliallan
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Tullibody
# Tullicheddill
See also
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Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
* Scottish Episcopal Church
Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
References
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Dunblane
1155 establishments in Scotland
Religion in Perth and Kinross
Dunblane
Dioceses established in the 12th century
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