Archdiocese of St Andrews
The Archdiocese of St Andrews (originally the Diocese of St Andrews) was a territorial episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in early modern and medieval Scotland. It was the largest, most populous and wealthiest diocese of the medieval Scottish Catholic church, with territory in eastern Scotland stretching from Berwickshire and the Anglo-Scottish border to Aberdeenshire.
| Head | Bishop of St Andrews |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon(s) | St Andrews, Lothian |
| First attestation | Early Middle Ages |
| Metropolitan before 1472 | None |
| Metropolitan after 1492 | None |
| Cathedral | St Andrews Cathedral |
| Dedication | Andrew |
| Native dedication | Riagal (Regulus) |
| Mensal churches | Cranston, Edzell, Fettercairn, Forteviot, Inchbrayock, Inchture, Kilmany, Kinnell, Kirkliston, Lasswade, Monimail, Nenthorn, Scoonie, Stow of Wedale, Tannadice, Tyninghame |
| Common churches | [Priory] Abercrombie, Auldcathy, Binning, Bourtie, Conveth, Cupar, Dairsie, Dull, Ecclesgreig, Fordoun, Forgan, Foss, Fowlis-Easter, Grantully, Haddington, Inchture, Kennoway, Kilgour, Kinnedar, Lathrisk, Leuchars, Linlithgow, Longforgan, Markinch, Meigle, Migvie, Muckersie, Portmoak, Rossie, St Andrews Holy Trinity, St Andrews St Leonard's, Scoonie, Strathmiglo, Tannadice, Tarland, Tealing, Tyninghame |
| Prebendal churches | Currie (archdeacon of Lothian), Kinneff (Archdeacon of St Andrews), Rescobie (archdeacon of St Andrews), Tarvit (archdeacon of St Andrews) |
| Catholic successor | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Episcopal successor | Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane & Diocese of Edinburgh |
Although not an archdiocese until 1472, St Andrews was recognised as the chief see of the Scottish church from at least the 11th century. It came to be one of two archdioceses of the Scottish church, from the early 16th century having the bishoprics of Aberdeen, Brechin, Caithness, Dunblane, Dunkeld, Moray, Orkney and Ross as suffragans.
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