It is thought that the diocese was constituted as far back as the middle of the ninth century. The first occupant was styled Bishop of Fortriu, the name by which the kingdom of the northern Picts was then known. This bishop was also styled Abbot of Dunkeld, perhaps holding jurisdiction, formerly enjoyed by Iona, over the other Columban monasteries in Scotland.
The new bishopric appears to have included a great part of what afterwards became the Diocese of Argyll, and retained its jurisdiction over various churches representing old Columban foundations. There were thirty-five bishops of Dunkeld from its foundation until the suppression of the Catholic hierarchy during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
The Catholic cathedral, situated in the Perthshire town of Dunkeld, was erected between 1220 and 1500. After the Reformation the cathedral fell partly into ruins, although the choir is used for Presbyterian worship.
Despite the Reformation and the hostility of the new Church of Scotland to bishops, episcopacy was not finally abolished until 1689, although there had been a temporary abolition from 1638 until the beginning of the 1660s. The diocese was restored by the Catholic Church (with a different boundary), on 4 March 1878, by Pope Leo XIII. The new Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld is one of the suffragan sees of the archiepiscopal province of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, and includes the counties of Perth, Angus, Clackmannan, Kinross, and the northern part of Fife. The diocesan cathedral, now dedicated to Saint Andrew rather than Columba, is located in Dundee, the residence of the great majority of the Catholics of the modern diocese. The cathedral chapter, erected in 1895, consists of a provost and eight canons.
Cowan, Ian B., The Parishes of Medieval Scotland, Scottish Record Society, Vol. 93, (Edinburgh, 1967)
Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 138–9
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This article is about historical diocese of the Scottish church For the modern resurrected Roman Catholic diocese see Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld For other uses see Diocese of Dunkeld disambiguation 56 33 54 N 3 35 06 W 56 565 N 3 585 W 56 565 3 585 Diocese of DunkeldHeadBishop of DunkeldArchdeacon s Archdeacon of DunkeldKnown rural deansAngus Rattray Atholl Drumalban Fife amp Fothriff Lothian StrathearnFirst attestation865 x 1114Metropolitan before 1472NoneMetropolitan after 1492Archbishop of Glasgow until 1515 Archbishop of St Andrews after 1515 CathedralDunkeld CathedralDedicationColumbaCanonsSecularMensal churchesAbercorn Aberdalgie Aberlady Alyth Auchtergaven Bunkle Caputh Cargill Cramond Dowally Dunkeld Forgandenny Killespick Kyril Little Dunkeld Obney Pitcairn Preston Strathmiglo TibbermoreCommon churchesAuchterhouse Fortingall Meigle SalinePrebendal churchesAberlady Alyth Auchtergave Clunie Dean Crieff Dowally Dunkeld Treasurer Fearn Forgandenny Inchaiden Dean Kinclaven chanter Lagganallachie Archdeacon Lethendy Chancellor Little Dunkeld Treasurer Logiebride Lumdeiff Menmuir Moneylie Muckersie Obney Rattray succentor Tealing Archdeacon Catholic successorMerged into resurrected Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld March 4 1878Episcopal successorDiocese of Saint Andrews Dunkeld and DunblaneSkene s map of Scottish bishoprics in the reign of David I reigned 1124 1153 The Diocese of Dunkeld was one of the 13 historical dioceses of Scotland preceding the abolition of Episcopacy in 1689 Contents 1 History 2 Bishops 3 Parishes 3 1 Deanery ies of Angus or Rattray 3 2 Deanery of Atholl and Drumalban 3 3 Deanery of Fife and Fothriff 3 4 Deanery of Lothian 3 5 Deanery of Strathearn 4 See also 5 BibliographyHistory editIt is thought that the diocese was constituted as far back as the middle of the ninth century The first occupant was styled Bishop of Fortriu the name by which the kingdom of the northern Picts was then known This bishop was also styled Abbot of Dunkeld perhaps holding jurisdiction formerly enjoyed by Iona over the other Columban monasteries in Scotland The new bishopric appears to have included a great part of what afterwards became the Diocese of Argyll and retained its jurisdiction over various churches representing old Columban foundations There were thirty five bishops of Dunkeld from its foundation until the suppression of the Catholic hierarchy during the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century The Catholic cathedral situated in the Perthshire town of Dunkeld was erected between 1220 and 1500 After the Reformation the cathedral fell partly into ruins although the choir is used for Presbyterian worship Despite the Reformation and the hostility of the new Church of Scotland to bishops episcopacy was not finally abolished until 1689 although there had been a temporary abolition from 1638 until the beginning of the 1660s The diocese was restored by the Catholic Church with a different boundary on 4 March 1878 by Pope Leo XIII The new Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld is one of the suffragan sees of the archiepiscopal province of St Andrews and Edinburgh and includes the counties of Perth Angus Clackmannan Kinross and the northern part of Fife The diocesan cathedral now dedicated to Saint Andrew rather than Columba is located in Dundee the residence of the great majority of the Catholics of the modern diocese The cathedral chapter erected in 1895 consists of a provost and eight canons Bishops editMain article Bishop of DunkeldParishes edit nbsp The partially ruined partially restored Cathedral of St Columba at Dunkeld It now operates as a Church of Scotland church Deanery ies of Angus or Rattray edit Abernyte Auchterhouse Fern Menmuir TealingDeanery of Atholl and Drumalban edit Alyth Ardeonaig Auchtergaven Bendochy Blair now Blair Atholl Cargill Clunie Dull Dunkeld Cathedral Fortingall Dunkeld Holy Trinity Inchcadin now Kenmore Killin Kilmaveonaig Kinclaven Lethendy Little Dunkeld Logie Allochie now Lagganallachy Logiebride Logierait Lude Lundeiff now Kinloch Meigle Melginch now St Martins Moneydie Moulin Rannoch or Killichonen Rattray Redgorton Ruthven Strathardle now or Kirkmichael Struan WeemDeanery of Fife and Fothriff edit Aberdour Auchtertool Crombie Dalgety Fithkil now Leslie Rosyth Saline StrathmigloDeanery of Lothian edit Abercorn Aberlady Bunkle Cramond PrestonDeanery of Strathearn edit Aberdalgie Alva Crieff Dollar Forgrund or Forgandenny Lecropt Madderty Muckersie TibbermoreSee also editBishop of Dunkeld the historical bishop Bishop of Dunkeld Roman Catholic the restored Roman Catholic Bishop Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld the restored Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop of Saint Andrews Dunkeld and Dunblane the Scottish Episcopal Bishop Diocese of Saint Andrews Dunkeld and Dunblane the Scottish Episcopal Diocese Bibliography editCowan Ian B The Parishes of Medieval Scotland Scottish Record Society Vol 93 Edinburgh 1967 Watt D E R Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638 2nd Draft St Andrews 1969 pp 138 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diocese of Dunkeld amp oldid 1126568084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
