Gregoir, Bishop of Dunkeld (died 1169), served as

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in the middle of the 12th century. Before being raised to the bishopric by King

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, he was the

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of Dunkeld. King David entrusted certain lands to Gregory, who was to hold them until there were canons on the island of St. Colme's Inch, a charge accomplished before 1169. The lands so entrusted included the island itself, “Kincarnathar” (probably Nether Kincairney), and

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. Gregory appears in a great number of charters dating to the reigns of David I and Máel Coluim IV of Scotland, the earliest of which may date to 1135, although 1146 is the first firm date, when he appears alongside Bishop Andreas of Caithness in the

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''notitiae'' on the ''

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''. He is not the last Gaelic bishop of the diocese, but his death marks the end of dominance of the bishopric by principally Gaelic-speaking bishops.

References

*Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912), pp. 48–9 *Jackson, Kenneth H. (ed), ''The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer'' (The Osborn Bergin Memorial Lecture 1970), (Cambridge, 1972), p. 80 *Lawrie, Sir Archibald, ''Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153'', (Glasgow, 1905), pp. 80, 102, 141, 147, 164, 167, 171, 179–182, 187, 195, 210, 212, 419, 425

External links

Dauvit Broun's list of 12th century Scottish Bishops
Medieval Gaels from Scotland Clergy from Perth and Kinross Bishops of Dunkeld (pre-Reformation) 12th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops 1169 deaths Year of birth unknown {{UK-RC-bishop-stub