Diocese of Galloway

Diocese of Galloway
Head	Bishop of Galloway
Archdeacon(s)	Archdeacon of Galloway
Known rural deans	Desnes, Farines, Rhinns
First attestation	December 9, 1128
Metropolitan before 1472	Archbishop of York
Metropolitan after 1492	Archbishop of Glasgow
Cathedral	Whithorn Priory
Dedication	Martin of Tours
Native dedication	Ninian (Uinniau, Finnian)
Canons	Premonstratensian canons
Mensal churches	Girthon; Inch; Kirkinner; Rhinns.
Common churches	Borgue; Clayshant; Cruggleton; Gelston; Glasserton; Great Sorbie; Kilcolmkill; Kirkandrews; Kirkdale; Kirkinner; Kirkmaiden; Kirkmichael; Little Sorbie; Longcastle; Mochrum; Toskerton; Whithorn; Wigtown.
Prebendal churches	Kells; Penninghame.
Catholic successor	Resurrected: 1876
Episcopal successor	Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.

Skene's map of Scottish bishoprics in the reign of David I (reigned 1124–1153).

In the Middle Ages there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns were combined by the 16th century.

List of bishops

See Bishop of Galloway

List of archdeacons

See Archdeacon of Galloway

List of cathedral priors

See Prior of Whithorn

List of known rural deans

Early known rural deans

Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174
James, 1185 x 1197

List of known deans of Desnes

Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222[1]
Thomas, fl. 1250[1]
John Wallace, fl. 1331[1]
Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.[2]

List of known deans of Farines

William, fl. 1200 x 1209[3]
S.[...], fl. 1254-1257[4]

List of known deans of Rhinns

Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209

List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns

John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552
Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559

Notes

Dean of Desnes.
Dean of Kirkcudbright.
Dean of Farines.
Dean of Wigtown.

Bibliography

Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 138–9

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[Dean_of_Desnes-1] Dean of Desnes.

[2] Dean of Kirkcudbright.

[3] Dean of Farines.

[4] Dean of Wigtown.