Diocese of Galloway

The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.

This article is about historical diocese of the Scottish church. For the modern resurrected Roman Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway. For other uses, see Diocese of Galloway (disambiguation).

Diocese of Galloway
HeadBishop of Galloway
Archdeacon(s)Archdeacon of Galloway
Known rural deansDesnes, Farines, Rhinns
First attestationDecember 9, 1128
Metropolitan before 1472Archbishop of York
Metropolitan after 1492Archbishop of Glasgow
CathedralWhithorn Priory
DedicationMartin of Tours
Native dedicationNinian (Uinniau, Finnian)
CanonsPremonstratensian canons
Mensal churchesGirthon; Inch; Kirkinner; Rhinns.
Common churchesBorgue; Clayshant; Cruggleton; Gelston; Glasserton; Great Sorbie; Kilcolmkill; Kirkandrews; Kirkdale; Kirkinner; Kirkmaiden; Kirkmichael; Little Sorbie; Longcastle; Mochrum; Toskerton; Whithorn; Wigtown.
Prebendal churchesKells; Penninghame.
Catholic successorResurrected: 1876
Episcopal successorDiocese of Glasgow and Galloway
Skene's map of Scottish bishoprics in the reign of David I (reigned 1124–1153).

In the Middle Ages there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns were combined by the 16th century.

List of bishops

List of archdeacons

List of cathedral priors

List of known rural deans

Early known rural deans
  • Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174
  • James, 1185 x 1197

List of known deans of Desnes
  • Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222[1]
  • Thomas, fl. 1250[1]
  • John Wallace, fl. 1331[1]
  • Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.[2]

List of known deans of Farines
  • William, fl. 1200 x 1209[3]
  • S.[...], fl. 1254-1257[4]

List of known deans of Rhinns
  • Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209

List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns
  • John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552
  • Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559

Notes
  1. Dean of Desnes.
  2. Dean of Kirkcudbright.
  3. Dean of Farines.
  4. Dean of Wigtown.

Bibliography
  • Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 138–9
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