Bishop of Aberdeen

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For the bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church, see Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney

The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach) was the ecclesiastical head of the Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan. It appears that the episcopal seat had previously been at Mortlach (Mòrthlach), but was moved to Aberdeen during the reign of King David I of Scotland. We know the names of three bishops of Mortlach, the latter two of whom, "Donercius" and "Cormauch" (Cormac), are known only by name. The Bishopric of Aberdeen ceased to exist after the Scottish Reformation, but was recreated in 1878.

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[edit] List of known bishops of Mortlach

Tenure Incumbent Notes
fl. 1012x Beóán One of the three known bishops of Mortlach. Known for other sources.
c. 1000s "Donercius" One of the three known bishops of Mortlach. Nothing more is known.
c. 1000s Cormac One of the three known bishops of Mortlach. Nothing more is known.

[edit] List of known bishops of Aberdeen

The Bishopric of Aberdeen, as the Bishopric of Aberdeen, appears to date from the 1130s, as does the list of known bishops.

Tenure Incumbent Notes
fl. 1131x1132 Nechtan
fl. 1147x1151-1171 Edward
1172-1199 Matthew
el. 1199 John
el. 1207 Adam
post. 1228 Matthew the Scot Matthew or Mata had been the chancellor of king William I of Scotland. He was postulated to the see of Aberdeen, before in turn being postulated to the higher ranking See of Dunkeld. At any rate, he died before consecration. His name indicates that he was a Gael, but we do anything else about his background.
el. 1228 Gilbert de Strivelyn
el./cons. 1239 Radulf de Lambley
post. 1247 Peter de Ramsey
el. 1256x1257 Richard de Potton
el./cons. 1272 Hugh de Benham
el./prov. 1282 Henry le Chen
el./prov. 1329 Walter Herot He died at Avignon, perhaps before being consecrated.
prov./cons. 1329 Alexander de Kyninmund I
el./prov./cons. 1344 William de Deyn
prov. 1350; cons. 1351 John Rait
el./prov. 1355; cons. 1356 Alexander de Kyninmund II
prov./cons. 1380 Adam de Tynyngham
el. 1389; prov. 1390 Gilbert de Greenlaw
trans. 1422 Henry de Lychtone Previously Bishop of Moray.
prov. 1411 Ingeram de Lindesay
trans. 1457 Thomas Spens Previously Bishop of Galloway.
el./prov. 1480 Robert Blackadder He became Bishop of Glasgow.
trans. 1483 William Elphinstone Previously Bishop of Ross. He is one of the greatest of all medieval Scottish bishops, and is remembered today for, among other things, founding the University of Aberdeen.
el. 1514; prov. 1516 Alexander Gordon
prov. 1515 Robert Forman
prov. 1518; cons. 1519 Gavin Dunbar
el./prov. 1532 William Stewart George Learmond had been appointed Dunbar's successor in 1529, but he died before Dunbar did.
el. 1545; prov. 1546; cons. 1546x1547 William Gordon

[edit] List of the modern Bishops of Aberdeen and its precursor offices

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.) The modern Bishop]] of Aberdeen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. The diocese covers 29,068 km². The see is in the City of Aberdeen where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption. The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District (formerly the Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District) was elevated to diocese status on 4 March 1878. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Peter Antony Moran, the 10th Bishop of Aberdeen.

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District
16 September 1727 to 19 September 1727 Bishop Alexander John Grant, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Died in office
12 February 1731 to 12 March 1773 Bishop Hugh MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Priest; died in office
12 March 1773 to 9 May 1779 Bishop John MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District; died in office
30 September 1779 to 9 September 1791 Bishop Alexander MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Priest; died in office
8 November 1791 to 8 July 1814 Bishop John Chisholm, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Priest; died in office
8 July 1814 to 31 July 1818 Bishop Aenaes Chisholm, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District; died in office
27 August 1819 to 13 February 1827 Bishop Ranald MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Western District
Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District
13 February 1827 to 23 February 1869 Bishop James Kyle, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District Priest; died in office
23 February 1869 to 15 March 1878 Bishop John MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; Becoming Bishop of Aberdeen
Diocese of Aberdeen
15 March 1878 to 4 February 1889 John MacDonald Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; died in office
16 July 1889 to 26 September 1889 Colin Grant Priest; ordained 13 August 1889; died in office
14 August 1890 to 29 May 1898 Hugh McDonald, CSSR Priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; ordained 23 October 1890; died in office
7 January 1899 to 13 January 1918 Aeneas Chisholm Priest; ordained 24 February 1899; died in office
18 June 1918 to 25 December 1946 George Henry Bennett Priest; ordained 1 August 1918; died in office
2 August 1947 to 5 July 1950 John Alexander Matheson Priest; ordained 24 September 1947; died in office
20 June 1951 to 22 July 1963 Francis Raymond Walsh, M.Afr. Priest of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) ; ordained 12 September 1951; resigned
8 December 1964 to 28 May 1976 Michael Foylan Priest; ordained 25 March 1965; died in office
28 February 1977 to 15 January 2002 Mario Joseph Conti Priest of Aberdeen; ordained 3 May 1977; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow
13 October 2003 to present Peter Antony Moran Priest of Aberdeen; ordained 1 December 2003


Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Scotland
    Archbishops Bishops
    Glasgow Motherwell | Paisley
    Saint Andrews & Edinburgh Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway
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[edit] References

  • Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
  • Lawrie, Sir Archibald, Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153, (Glasgow, 1905)
  • Skene, William Forbes, Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban, 2nd ed., (Edinburgh, 1887), vol. ii

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