Diocese of Aberdeen

Historical Details

• Diocese of Aberdeen
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1125
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Andrews
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Scotland
  • Region: Great Britain

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Past Ordinaries

• Matthew Kinimund † ( 1164 Appointed - 1197 Died)
• John † ( 1200 Appointed - 1207 Died)
• Adam Crail † (29 Jan 1208 Appointed - 1227 Died)
• Gilbert de Stirling † ( 1228 Appointed - 1239 Died)
• Radulf de Lamblay, O.S.B. † ( 1239 Appointed - 1247 Died)
• Peter de Ramsay † (13 May 1247 Appointed - 1256 Died)
• Richard de Potton † ( 1256 Appointed - 1267 Died)
• Hugh Benham † (23 Jul 1272 Appointed - 1279 Died)
• Henry Cheyne † (17 Jun 1282 Appointed - 1329 Died)
• Alexander de Kininmund † (21 Aug 1329 Appointed - 1344 Died)
• William de Deyn, O.S.B. † (13 Sep 1344 Appointed - 20 Aug 1350 Died)
• John de Rait † (19 Nov 1350 Appointed - 1355 Died)
• Alexander de Kininmund † (4 Dec 1355 Appointed - 29 Jul 1380 Died)
• Adam de Tyninghame † (15 Oct 1380 Appointed - 1390 Died)
• Gilbert de Greenlaw † (19 Jan 1390 Appointed - 1422 Died)
• Henry de Lichton (Leighton) † (1 Apr 1422 Appointed - 1441 Died)
• Infram Lindsay † (28 Apr 1441 Appointed - 1457 Died)
• Thomas Spence † (21 Nov 1457 Appointed - 1458 Died)
• Thomas Vaus † (22 Dec 1458 Appointed - 15 Apr 1480 Died)
• Robert Blacader † (14 Jul 1480 Appointed - 19 Mar 1483 Appointed, Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland)
• William Elphinstone † (19 Mar 1483 Appointed - 25 Oct 1514 Died)
• Robert † ( 1514 Appointed - 12 Jun 1514 Resigned)
• Alexander Gordon † (6 Jun 1516 Appointed - 29 Jun 1518 Died)
• Gavin Dunbar, O.S.A. † (5 Nov 1518 Appointed - 9 Mar 1532 Died)
• William Stewart † (13 Nov 1532 Appointed - 17 Apr 1545 Died)
• William Gordon † (17 May 1546 Appointed - 6 Aug 1577 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1125	Erected		Diocese of Aberdeen (erected)
1577	Extinct	Diocese of Aberdeen

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Hugh Benham † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1272 to 1279)
• Robert Blacader † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1480 to 19 Mar 1483)
• Henry Cheyne † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1282 to 1329)
• Adam Crail † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1208 to 1227)
• William de Deyn, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1344 to 20 Aug 1350)
• Gavin Dunbar, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1518 to 9 Mar 1532)
• William Elphinstone † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1483 to 25 Oct 1514)
• Alexander Gordon † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1516 to 29 Jun 1518)
• William Gordon † (Bishop: 17 May 1546 to 6 Aug 1577)
• Gilbert de Greenlaw † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1390 to 1422)
• Matthew Kinimund † (Bishop: 1164 to 1197)
• Alexander de Kininmund † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1329 to 1344)
• Alexander de Kininmund † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1355 to 29 Jul 1380)
• Radulf de Lamblay, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 1239 to 1247)
• Henry de Lichton (Leighton) † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1422 to 1441)
• Infram Lindsay † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1441 to 1457)
• Richard de Potton † (Bishop: 1256 to 1267)
• John de Rait † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1350 to 1355)
• Peter de Ramsay † (Bishop: 13 May 1247 to 1256)
• Thomas Spence † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1457 to 1458)
• William Stewart † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1532 to 17 Apr 1545)
• Gilbert de Stirling † (Bishop: 1228 to 1239)
• Adam de Tyninghame † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1380 to 1390)
• Thomas Vaus † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1458 to 15 Apr 1480)
• John † (Bishop: 1200 to 1207)
• Robert † (Bishop: 1514 to 12 Jun 1514)

Source(s)

Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 65 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 77 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 91 Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 235

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