Bishop of Dunblane
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The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane/Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland's thirteen bishoprics. It was based at Dunblane Cathedral, now a parish church of the Church of Scotland. The bishopric itself certainly derives from an older Gaelic Christian community. According to legend, the Christian community of Dunblane was derived from the mission of St. Bláán, a saint originally associated with the monastery of Cenn Garath (Kingarth) on the Isle of Bute. Although the bishopric had its origins in the 1150s or before, the cathedral was not build nor was the seat (cathedra) of the diocese fixed at Dunblane until the episcopate of Clement. The Bishopric of Dunblane, like other Scottish bishoprics, ceased to exist after the Scottish Reformation.
[edit] List of bishops of Dunblane
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| fl. 1155-1165x1171 | Laurence | |
| fl. 1179-1191x1194 | Simon | |
| fl. 1195x1198-1210 | Jonathan | |
| fl. 1211x1212-1225 | Abraham | |
| el. 1225 | Ralph | Elect only. |
| fl. 1226x1227-1230 | Osbert | |
| cons. 1233 | Clement | |
| cons. 1258x1259; cons. 1259x1260 | Robert de Prebenda | |
| el. 1283x1284; cons. 1284 | William | |
| el./conf./cons. 1296 | Alpín | |
| el./prov./cons. 1301 | Nicolas | Nicolas was previously Abbot of Arbroath. |
| el./conf./cons. 1307 | Nicolas de Balmyle | |
| el. x1318 | Roger de Balnebrich | The cathedral chapter was divided on the successor of Nicolas de Balmyle; a long litigation between Roger and Muireach, Abbot of Inchaffray, took place at the Papal court, which resulted in the consecration of Muireach. |
| el. x1318; prov./cons. 1322 | Maurice | Previously Abbot of Inchaffray. |
| el. (?)/prov./cons. 1347 | William | |
| el. (?) x1361; prov. 1361 | Walter of Coventry | |
| el. 1371-1372; prov. 1372 | Andrew | |
| el. x1380; prov. 1380 | Dùghall Drumainn | |
| el. x1403; prov. 1403 | Fionnlagh mac Cailein | |
| trans. 1419 | William Stephen | Previously Bishop of Orkney. |
| prov. 1429 | Michael Ochiltree | |
| prov. 1447 | Robert Lauder | |
| prov. 1466; cons. 1467x1468 | John Hepburn | |
| prov. 1487; cons. 1487x1488 | James Chisholm | |
| prov. 1526; cons. 1527 | William Chisholm (I.) | |
| coadj. 1561; succ. 1564 | William Chisholm (II.) | |
| cons. 1575 | Andrew Graham | |
| cons. 1610 | George Graham | Translated to Bishoric of Orkney. |
| prov. 1615; cons. 1616 | Adam Bellenden | Translated to Bishoric of Aberdeen. |
| prov. 1636 | James Wedderburn |
[edit] References
- Dowden, John, The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
- Cockburn, James Hutchison, The Medieval Bishops of Dunblane and Their Church, (Edinburgh, 1959)
