The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church, part of the Anglican Communion. It is centred on St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, and covers Fife, Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, and eastern and central Stirlingshire (western Stirlingshire is in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway). The current Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is Ian Paton.
The diocese continues the titles of three ancient Scottish dioceses. The Diocese of St Andrews was founded in 906 and was raised to an archdiocese in 1472. Throughout the Scottish Reformation the diocese continued under the auspices of moderate, Episcopalian reformers. From 1704 until 1726, the archbishopric was vacant, until it was recreated as the Diocese of Fife. In 1842, the diocese, no longer an archdiocese, was moved back to St Andrews and united with the Diocese of Dunkeld and Dunblane.
The Diocese of Dunkeld is thought to have begun in the 9th century, but the first reliable date is that of the consecration of Cormac as bishop in 1114. The line of bishops continued with only a few vacancies until, in 1842, the diocese was united with St Andrews. In 1878, the Roman Catholic Church revived the Diocese of Dunkeld as part of its structures in Scotland.
The Diocese of Dunblane was founded in 1162. Its line of bishops continued with a few vacancies until it was united with the Diocese of Dunkeld in 1776.
Area and population The diocese covers the historic counties of Perthshire (population 155,000), the Forfar and Kirriemuir areas of Angus (population 30,500), Clackmannanshire (population 51,000), Kinross-shire (population 11,500), Fife (population 365,000), and central Stirlingshire (population 90,000).
This total population of approximately 703,000 gives the diocese a ratio of one priest to every 37,000 inhabitants and one church to every 14,600 inhabitants.
List of churches The diocese currently has 47 churches and 24 stipendiary clergy.
Last fully updated 28 October 2021.
BeneficeChurchesLinkClergyRefKillin (St Fillan) St Fillan, KillinRector: Genevieve EvansLochearnhead (St Angus) St Angus, LochearnheadComrie (St Serf) St Serf, ComrieCrieff (St Columba) St Columba, CrieffAuchterarder (St Kessog) St Kessog, AuchterarderPriest-in-Charge: Tracy DowlingMuthill (St James) St James, MuthillKilmaveonaig (St Adamnan) St Adamnan, KilmaveonaigRector: Liz BakerKinloch Rannoch (All Saints) All Saints, Kinloch RannochStrathtay (St Andrew) St Andrew, StrathtayPitlochry (Holy Trinity) Holy Trinity, PitlochryDunkeld (St Mary) with Birnam St Mary, BirnamPriest in Charge: Lesley-Ann CraddockStanley (St Columba) St Columba, Stanley Rector: Carrie ApplegathPerth (Cathedral of St Ninian)St Ninian's Cathedral, PerthProvost: vacant Hon Curate Celia Matthews Hon Curate Richard SuttonPerth (St John the Baptist) St John the Baptist, Perth Rector: Graham Taylor Curate: Annie HughesAlyth (St Ninian) St Ninian, Alyth Rector: Kim Lafferty NSM: David Cameron NSM Janice CameronBallintuim (St Michael and All Angels) St Michael, BallintuimBlairgowrie (St Catherine) St Catharine, BlairgowrieCoupar Angus (St Anne) St Anne, Coupar AngusKirriemuir (St Mary) St Mary, KirriemuirPriest-in-Charge: VacancyForfar (St John the Evangelist) St John the Evangelist, ForfarRector: Elaine GarmanLunan Head (St Margaret) St Margaret, LunanheadAberfoyle (St Mary) St Mary, AberfoyleRector: Jonathan D ConnellCallander (St Andrew) St Andrew, CallanderDoune (St Modoc) St Modoc, DouneRector: Alison PedenDunblane (St Mary) St Mary, Dunblane Rector: Nerys Brown Hon Curate: Jeanette Allan Hon Curate: Moira Jamieson Hon Curate: Peter PotterBridge of Allan (St Saviour) St Saviour, Bridge of AllanRector: Jo MullinerStirling (Holy Trinity) Holy Trinity, Stirling Rector: Christoph WutscherAlloa (St John the Evangelist) St John the Evangelist, AlloaPriest-in-Charge: VacantDollar (St James the Great) St James the Great, DollarRector: Christopher LowdonKinross (St Paul) St Paul, Kinross Rector: David Mackenzie MillsDunfermline (Holy Trinity) Holy Trinity, DunfermlineRector: Vacant St Margaret, RosythAberdour (St Columba) - All Souls Fife St Columba, AberdourPriest-in-Charge: Dean Norby NSM: Carol LatimerBurntisland (St Serf) - All Souls Fife St Serf, BurntislandInverkeithing (St Peter) - All Souls Fife St Peter, InverkeithingKirkcaldy (St Peter) St Peter, KirkcaldyRector: Christine FraserKinghorn (St Mary and St Leonard) SS Mary & Leonard, KinghornLeven (St Margaret) - Central Fife Team Ministry St Margaret, LevenPriest in Charge: Bonnie Evans-HillsGlenrothes (St Luke the Evangelist) - Central Fife Team Ministry St Luke, GlenrothesRector: Gerry DillonLochgelly (St Finnian) - Central Fife Team Ministry St Finnian, LochgellyLadybank (St Mary) St Mary, LadybankRector: Vacant Pastoral Care (during vacancy): Bob Gillies Hon. Curate (Cupar): Jenni BlackCupar (St James the Great) St James the Great, CuparNewport-On-Tay (St Mary) St Mary, Newport-on-TayRector: Kathy BarrableTayport (St Margaret of Scotland) St Margaret of Scotland, TayportSt Andrews (St Andrew) St Andrew, St AndrewsRector: Trevor Hart NSM: Richard EvansSt Andrews (All Saints) All Saints, St AndrewsRector: Alasdair Coles NSM: Ian Michael Hon. Curate: David Day Hon. Curate: Malcolm Aldcroft Hon. Curate: Gareth Saunders Hon. Curate Bob Harley Hon. Curate Anne HaselhurstElie and Earlsferry (St Michael and All Angels) St Michael & All Angels, ElieRector: Steve ButlerPittenweem (St John the Evangelist) St John the Evangelist, Pittenweem
Closed churches ChurchFoundedClosedRefSt Margaret, Meigle1852c. 1952St Katherine, Newburgh18871987Holy Spirit, St Fillansc. 1989
See also Archdiocese of St Andrews Diocese of Dunkeld Diocese of Dunblane Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld
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