Archdeacon of Caithness
The Archdeacon of Caithness was the only archdeacon in the Diocese of Caithness, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Caithness. The following is a list of known historical archdeacons:
List of archdeacons of Caithness
- John, fl. 1296
- Fercard Belegaumbe, fl. 1297-1304 x
- Andrew de Hirdmaniston, fl. 1328-1329
- John Todd, fl. 1329
- William de Forres, fl. 1355
- John de Lancford, 1358
- John de Moray, fl. 1365
- William Forrester, fl. 1382
- John de Innes, fl. 1396-1398
- Alexander Vaus, 1398-x 1407[1]
- Alexander Barber, 1407-1419 x 1421
- Thomas de Greenlaw, 1414-1419 x 1428
- Nicholas Tunnok, 1421-1422
- Thomas Duncan, 1426
- Thomas Tulloch, 1428-1437[2]
- James Bruce, 1437
- Laurence Piot, 1437-1440[3]
- Alexander Rattray, 1438-1440 x 1443
- Alexander Lichton, 1440
- David Reid, 1440
- David Stewart, 1440
- James Innes, 1440-1442
- Richard Dor, 1441
- William Sutherland, 1443-1443 x 1445
- Richard Holland, 1443 x 1445-1448
- Alexander Sutherland, 1445-1477
- Hector Tulloch, 1445
- James Forrester, 1497-1498
- George Stewart, fl. 1512
- John Dingwall, 1516-1532 x 1533
- James Brady, 1525-1556
- William Gordon, 1529
- John Sinclair, 1550 x 1551-1574 x 1578
- Robert Innes, 1577-1581
- Zachary Pont, 1608
- Richard Merchiston, 1619-1626 x 1633
Notes
- ↑ Became Bishop of Orkney.
- ↑ Later, Bishop of Ross.
- ↑ Becomes Archdeacon of Aberdeen.
Bibliography
- Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 70–3
See also
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