Dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages
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The dioceses of Scotland in the High and Later Middle Ages were:
| Diocese | Cathedral | Notes |
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| Aberdeen | Old Aberdeen |
see sometimes said to have been translater from Mortlach (now Dufftown) in 1132—but this origin countered by claim that Aberdeen Cathedral and diocese were fresh creations |
| Argyll | Lismore |
it was suggested moving the cathedral to Saddell Abbey, but this did not transpire |
| Brechin | Brechin | |
| Caithness | Dornoch | cathedral originally at Halkirk |
| Dunblane | Dunblane | prior to settling at Dunblane, cathedrals were at Abernethy (probably) and Muthill. A proposal to move the cathedral from Dunblane to Inchaffray Abbey did not transpire. |
| Dunkeld | Dunkeld | |
| Galloway | Whithorn | earlier cathedral of Candida Casa nearby. |
| Glasgow | Glasgow |
Metropolitan since 1492
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| Moray | Elgin | prior to settling at Elgin, cathedrals were at Birnie, Spynie and at Kinneddar |
| Orkney | Kirkwall |
cathedral originally at Birsay |
| Ross | Fortrose | cathedral originally at Rosemarkie |
| St Andrews | St Andrews | Metropolitan since 1472. earlier cathedral (church of St Regulus) nearby.
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| The Isles | Iona | diocese founded at Old St German's Cathedral, Skye
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