Archdeacon of Argyll

The Archdeacon of Argyll (or Lismore) was the only archdeacon in the diocese of Argyll, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of Brechin. Regarding his supporting churches, it is known that archdeacon held a quarter of parish church of Eilean Munde as a prebend.^[1]

List of archdeacons of Argyll

• Cristin, fl. 1230 x 1236 – 1240
• Gille-Brighde (Gilbertus), fl. 1262–1270
• Muireadhach (Mauricius), fl. 1334
• Labhrann (Laurentius), fl. 1353
• Eoin Mac Dubhghall, x 1361–1387
• Walter de Wardlaw, 1387
• Alexander de Wardlaw, 1387–1388
• Daibhidh Mac Murchaidh, 1388–1391 x 1395
  • [Opposed by] John Leche, 1388–1391
• Conghan Mac Phaidein, 1391 x 1395–1397
• Niall Caimbeul, 1395–1433 x 1437
• Dubhghall Caimbeul of Lochawe, 1437–1453x1467
  • [Opposed by] Peter de Dalkeith, c. 1441
• John Lauder, 1441 x 1467–c.1473
• Peter Sandilands, 1473–1475
• Robert Houston, provided 1475
• John Whitelaw, provided 1475
• William Elphinstone, 1475 x 1478–1480 x 1481 (later Bishop of Ross)
  • John Bickertone to receive in exchange, 1479, but never carried through
• John Brown, 1480 x 1483–1483
• Eoin Caimbeul, 1483 x 1486–1487 (later Bishop of the Isles)
• Raibeart Caimbeul, 1487–1490
• Andrew Forman, 1490 (later Bishop of Moray)
• Eoin Arbri, 1490
• David Cunningham, 1489–1509
• Robert Barry, 1509–1526
• Eoin Mac Adhaimh ("John Makcaw"), 1531–1554
• Robert Montgomery, 1554–1601
• Donnchadh Caimbeul, 1601–1603
• James Kirk, 1604–1622
• Adhamh Buidhe (Adam Boyd), 1622–1629
• Gilleasbaig Mac Lachlainn (Archibald MacLauchlane), 1629–1640

See also

• Bishop of Argyll

Notes

1. Cowan, Parishes, p. 61

References

• Cowan, Ian B. (1967), The Parishes of Medieval Scotland, Scottish Record Society, vol. 93, Edinburgh: Neill & Co. Ltd
• Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 25 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-19-8, ISSN 0143-9448