Archdeacon of St Andrews

The Archdeacon of St Andrews was the head of the Archdeaconry of St Andrews, a sub-division of the Diocese of St Andrews, from the twelfth to the seventeenth century. The position was one of the most important positions within the medieval Scottish church; because of his area's large population and high number of parish churches, the Archdeacon of St Andrews may have exercised more power than many Scottish bishops. The following is a list of known archdeacons:

List of Archdeacons of St Andrews

Notes

  1. ↑ Became Bishop of Aberdeen.
  2. ↑ Became Bishop of St Andrews.
  3. 1 2 Became Bishop of St Andrews.
  4. ↑ Became Bishop of Dunblane.
  5. ↑ Seal of St Andrews archdeacon used in this year, but name unknown.
  6. ↑ Became Archbishop of St Andrews.
  7. 1 2 Became Archbishop of St Andrews.
  8. ↑ Was Bishop of Dunkeld (elect) in 1483, but failed to attain the bishopric.
  9. ↑ The famous medieval philosopher; got provided after Alexander Inglis was elected as Bishop of Dunkeld; as this was unsuccessful, Inglis resumed his position as Archdeacon.
  10. ↑ Became Bishop of Aberdeen.
  11. ↑ Also Abbot of Dunfermline.
  12. ↑ Also Abbot of Dunfermline.

Bibliography

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/5/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.