The Archdeacon of Aberdeen was the only archdeacon in the Diocese of Aberdeen, acting as a deputy of the Bishop of Aberdeen. The archdeacon held the parish church of Rayne as a prebend since 1256. The following is a list of known historical archdeacons:
List of archdeacons of Aberdeen
- Máel Coluim, fl. 1172 x 1179
- Simon, fl. 1189 x 1203
- Omer, fl. x 1207-1208 x
- Máel Coluim, fl. 1224 x 1226-1250 x
- Geoffrey, fl. 1259-1281
- Alan de Moravia, x 1335-1341[1]
- John de Rait, 1342-1350[2]
- Alexander de Kininmund, x 1352-1355[3]
- John Barbour, x 1357-1395[4]
- Henry de Lichton, 1395 - 1396[3]
- Thomas Trail, 1395
- John de Lichton, fl. 1395 x 1402
- David Falconer, x 1407-1411
- Thomas de Tyninghame, 1411-1439
- Walter Stewart, 1440
- Laurence Piot, 1440-1453 x 1454
- James Lindsay 1454-1456
- Laurence Piot (again), 1455-1465 x 1468
- James Inglis, 1468
- Alexander Rait, 1468-1475 x 1479
- Robert Stewart, 1472-1474
- Andrew Young, 1479
- George Brown, 1479[5]
- Robert Blackadder, 1475 x 1479[6]
- James Lindsay, 1479-1495
- John Fraser, 1480-1488
- Gavin Vaiche, 1485 x 1486
- Gavin Dunbar, 1487
- Adam Elphinstone, 1490/1495 x 1499
- Robert Elphinstone, 1499-1508
- William Dowy, 1499-1500
- Thomas Halkerston, 1508
- Thomas Myrton, 1512-1540
- Patrick Myrton (senior), 1530-1551
- John Stewart, 1551-1563
- James Erskine, 1565-1579
- Robert Murray, 1584-1585
- Walter Abercrombie, 1586-1620
- Walter Richardson, 1586
- Andrew Logie, 1624-1636
Notes
- ^ Became Bishop of Caithness.
- ^ Became Bishop of Aberdeen.
- ^ a b Became Bishop of Aberdeen.
- ^ Famous poet.
- ^ Later became Bishop of Dunkeld.
- ^ Became Bishop of Aberdeen, and later, Archbishop of Glasgow.
Bibliography
- Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 18-21
See also
Senior churchmen of Medieval Scotland (post-1100)  | |
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| Archbishops | |
| Bishops | |
| Archdeacons | |
| Abbots | |
| Priors | |
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