Archdeaconry of Lothian

Archdeaconry of Lothian

The Archdeaconry of Lothian, located in modern-day Scotland, was a sub-division of the diocese of St Andrews, one of two archdeaconries within the diocese. The Lothian archdeaconry was headed by the Archdeacon of Lothian, a subordinate of the Bishop of St Andrews. In the medieval period, the Archdeaconry of Lothian contained three deaneries with a total of 111 parish churches. The deaneries were Linlithgow (36 churches), Haddington (35 churches) and Merse (40 churches).

References

* McNeill, Peter G.B. & MacQueen, Hector L. (eds), "Atlas of Scottish History to 1707", (Edinburgh, 1996)
* Watt, D.E.R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 309-14


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