Diocese of 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.

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 had been 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 1222Dean of Desnes. Thomas, fl. 1250 John Wallace, fl. 1331 Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.Dean of Kirkcudbright.

List of known deans of Farines William, fl. 1200 x 1209Dean of Farines. S.[...], fl. 1254-1257Dean of Wigtown.

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

List of civil parishes

Anwoth Balmaclellan Balmaghie Balnacross Borgue Buittle Clayshant Colmonell Colvend Crossmichael Cruggleton Dalry Dunrod Galtway Gelston Girthon Glasserton Glenluce Inch Kells Kelton Kirkandrews Kirkbean Kirkbride Blaiket Kirkchrist Kirkcolm Kirkcormack Kirkcowan Kirkcudbright Kirkdale Kirkgunzeon Kirkinner Kirkmabreck Kirkmadrine Kirkmaiden Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Irongray Leswalt Lochrutton Longcastle Minigaff Mochrum New Abbey a.k.a. Kinderloch Parton Penninghame Portpatrick Rerrick Senwick Sorbie Soulseat Southwick Stoneykirk Terregles Tongland Toskerton Troqueer Twynholm Urr Whithorn (Cathedral) Wigtown

Notes

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