Archdeacon of Brechin
The Archdeacon of Brechin was the only archdeacon in the diocese of Brechin, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of Brechin. The archdeacon held the parish church of Strachan as a prebend from at least 1274.[1]
List of archdeacons of Brechin
The following is a list of known historical archdeacons:
- Gregory, 1189 x 1198–1218[2]
- Adam, 1242–1264[3]
- William de Cresswell, 1284–1285 x 1294[4]
- John de Kininmund, 1295–1298[5]
- Hugh de Selkirk, c. 1309–1309 x 1320
- Laurence de Haddington, 1324 x 1327
- Dáibhidh de Mar, 1342–1344[6]
- Domhnall de Mar, 1344–1349
- Laurence de Erroll, 1351–1352x1367
- William de Greenlaw, 1352–1353[7]
- Laurence de Spens, 1363 x 1367–1369
- Stephen de Cellario, 1369–1383[8]
- Cuthbert Henryson, 1383–1387[9]
- Robert de Cardeny, 1391[10]
- Thomas Stewart, 1391–1393
- William de Ramsey, 1395
- David de Idvy, 1397–1420 x 1425
- Henry Ogilvie, 1425
- Richard de Crag, 1426–1428[11]
- Gilbert Forrester, 1425 x 1428–1462
- William Fechet, 1438
- David Haddow, x 1448
- David Stewart, 1448
- Richard Wylie, 1458–1467
- William Lawrie, 1467–1490
- David Pitcairn, 1500–1552
- James Pitcairn, 1551–1564 x 1565
- Arthur Erskine, 1563
- David Erskine, 1565–1611
- Thomas Burnett, 1608–1637
See also
Notes
- ^ Cowan, Parishes, pp. 189, 215
- ^ Became Bishop of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72
- ^ Nepos of Bishop Albin of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72
- ^ Became Chancellor of Moray; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72
- ^ Became Bishop of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72
- ^ Resigned 1344, exchanging position with Domhnall for Treasurer of Moray; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72
- ^ Provided without ever gaining possession; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73
- ^ Became Bishop of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73
- ^ Became Precentor of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73
- ^ Became Dean of Dunkeld (and later Bishop of Dunkeld); Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73
- ^ Had possession for two years, but lost litigation to Gilbert Forrester; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 74
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 Scoticanae 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
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