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

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 - 1270 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)

Historical Summary

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 1270)
• 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)

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