Archdeacon of Argyll

The Archdeacon of Argyll (or Lismore) was the only archdeacon in the diocese of Argyll, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of Brechin. Regarding his supporting churches, it is known that archdeacon held a quarter of parish church of Eilean Munde as a prebend.^[1]

List of archdeacons of Argyll

• Cristin, fl. 1230 x 1236 – 1240
• Gille-Brighde (Gilbertus), fl. 1262–1270
• Muireadhach (Mauricius), fl. 1334
• Labhrann (Laurentius), fl. 1353
• Eoin Mac Dubhghall, x 1361–1387
• Walter de Wardlaw, 1387
• Alexander de Wardlaw, 1387–1388
• Daibhidh Mac Murchaidh, 1388–1391 x 1395
  • [Opposed by] John Leche, 1388–1391
• Conghan Mac Phaidein, 1391 x 1395–1397
• Niall Caimbeul, 1395–1433 x 1437
• Dubhghall Caimbeul of Lochawe, 1437–1453x1467
  • [Opposed by] Peter de Dalkeith, c. 1441
• John Lauder, 1441 x 1467–c.1473
• Peter Sandilands, 1473–1475
• Robert Houston, provided 1475
• John Whitelaw, provided 1475
• William Elphinstone, 1475 x 1478–1480 x 1481 (later Bishop of Ross)
  • John Bickertone to receive in exchange, 1479, but never carried through
• John Brown, 1480 x 1483–1483
• Eoin Caimbeul, 1483 x 1486–1487 (later Bishop of the Isles)
• Raibeart Caimbeul, 1487–1490
• Andrew Forman, 1490 (later Bishop of Moray)
• Eoin Arbri, 1490
• David Cunningham, 1489–1509
• Robert Barry, 1509–1526
• Eoin Mac Adhaimh ("John Makcaw"), 1531–1554
• Robert Montgomery, 1554–1601
• Donnchadh Caimbeul, 1601–1603
• James Kirk, 1604–1622
• Adhamh Buidhe (Adam Boyd), 1622–1629
• Gilleasbaig Mac Lachlainn (Archibald MacLauchlane), 1629–1640

See also

• Bishop of Argyll

Notes

References

• Cowan, Ian B. (1967), The Parishes of Medieval Scotland, Scottish Record Society, vol. 93, Edinburgh: Neill & Co. Ltd 
• Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 25 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-19-8, ISSN 0143-9448 

Senior churchmen of Medieval Scotland (post-1100)
Archbishops	Glasgow (1492) St Andrews (1472)
Bishops	Aberdeen Argyll Brechin Caithness Dunblane Dunkeld Galloway Glasgow Isles (Sodor) Moray Orkney Ross St Andrews
Archdeacons	Aberdeen Argyll Brechin Caithness Dunblane Dunkeld Galloway Glasgow Isles (Sodor) Lothian Moray Orkney Ross St Andrews Shetland Teviotdale
Abbots	Arbroath Balmerino Cambuskenneth Coupar Angus Crossraguel Culross Deer Dercongal (Holywood) Dryburgh Dundrennan Dunfermline Fearn Glenluce Holyrood Inchaffray Inchcolm Iona Jedburgh Kelso (Selkirk) Kilwinning Kinloss Lindores Melrose Newbattle Paisley Saddell Scone Soulseat Sweetheart Tongland
Priors	Ardchattan Beauly Blantyre Canonbie Coldingham Fogo Fyvie Inchmahome Lesmahagow May (Pittenweem) Monymusk Oronsay Perth Pluscarden Restenneth St Andrews Strathfillan St Mary's Isle St Serf's Inch, Loch Leven Urquhart Whithorn