Archdeacon of Brechin

The Archdeacon of Brechin was the only archdeacon in the diocese of Brechin, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of Brechin. The archdeacon held the parish church of Strachan as a prebend from at least 1274.Cowan, Parishes, pp. 189, 215

List of archdeacons of Brechin The following is a list of known historical archdeacons:

Gregory, 1189 x 1198–1218Became Bishop of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72 Adam, 1242–1264Nepos of Bishop Albin of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72 William de Cresswell, 1284–1285 x 1294Became Chancellor of Moray; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72 John de Kininmund, 1295–1298Became Bishop of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72 Hugh de Selkirk, c. 1309–1309 x 1320 Laurence de Haddington, 1324 x 1327 Dáibhidh de Mar, 1342–1344Resigned 1344, exchanging position with Domhnall for Treasurer of Moray; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 72 Domhnall de Mar, 1344–1349 Laurence de Erroll, 1351–1352x1367 William de Greenlaw, 1352–1353Provided without ever gaining possession; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73 Laurence de Spens, 1363 x 1367–1369 Stephen de Cellario, 1369–1383Became Bishop of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73 Cuthbert Henryson, 1383–1387Became Precentor of Brechin; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73 Robert de Cardeny, 1391Became Dean of Dunkeld (and later Bishop of Dunkeld); Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 73 Thomas Stewart, 1391–1393 William de Ramsey, 1395 David de Idvy, 1397–1420 x 1425 Henry Ogilvie, 1425 Richard de Crag, 1426–1428Had possession for two years, but lost litigation to Gilbert Forrester; Watt and Murray, Fasti Ecclesiae, p. 74 Gilbert Forrester, 1425 x 1428–1462 William Fechet, 1438 David Haddow, x 1448 David Stewart, 1448 Richard Wylie, 1458–1467 William Lawrie, 1467–1490 David Pitcairn, 1500–1552 James Pitcairn, 1551–1564 x 1565 Arthur Erskine, 1563 David Erskine, 1565–1611 Thomas Burnett, 1608–1637

See also Bishop of Brechin

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