Dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages

Dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages

The dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages were:

Diocese Cathedral Notes
Aberdeen Old Aberdeen
Argyll Lismore it was suggested moving the cathedral to Saddell Abbey, but this did not transpire
Brechin Brechin
Caithness Dornoch
Dunblane Dunblane
Dunkeld Dunkeld
Edinburgh Edinburgh
Galloway Whithorn cathedral originally at Skeabost
Glasgow Glasgow
Moray Elgin prior to settling at Elgin, cathedrals were at Birnie, Spynie and at Kinneddar
Orkney Kirkwall cathedral originally at Birsay
Ross Fortrose cathedral originally at Rosemarkie
St Andrews St Andrews
The Isles Iona diocese originally founded at St Germans Cathedral, Peel

See also

List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom


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