- Archdeacon of Shetland
The Archdeacon of Shetland was the head of the
Archdeaconry ofShetland , a sub-division of theDiocese of Orkney . This archeacon was one of the two archdeacons of the diocese, the other being theArchdeacon of Orkney . Next to the bishop, the Archdeacon of Shetland was the senior ecclesiastic in the diocese.List of known archdeacons of Shetland
* Andrew, 1215
* Nicholas, 1226
* Gilbert, 1260-1263
* Peter, 1269-1270
* Sigurd, 1295
* William Johnson, 1360
* William Wood, x 1372
* William de Buchan, 1369 x 1372-1372 x 1383
* John Fule, 1372
* Walter de Buchan, 1383-1391
* Adam Easton, 1381 x 1385-1391 x 1396
* William de Lance, 1383
* Angus de Kirkness (Kerlues, Birknes), 1396-1429 x 1430
* David de Craigie (Cragy), 1420
* Malise de Tulloch, 1430-1445
* David Tulloch, 1457
* Thomas Tulloch, 1457
* John Sinclair, 1484-1484 x 1501 [BecameBishop of Caithness .]
* James Sinclair, 1484
* William Turnbull, 1485-1487
* Henry Phankouth, 1501-1529.
* Mawnys Herwood, 1502
* Malcolm Halcro, 1529-1554
* Thomas Cheyne, 1572, 1584-1586
* William Hay, 1584-1628
* Alexander Cheyne, 1592
* John Mitchell, 1629Notes
Bibliography
* Watt, D.E.R., "Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638", 2nd edition, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 261-3
* Smith, Brian, Archdeacons of Shetland 1195-1567, in "Ecclesia Nidrosiensis 1153-1537", (Trondheim 2003)
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