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The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally '''Bishop of Mortlach''') was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese Of Aberdeen , one of Scotland 's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th Century cleric named Nechtan . It appears that the episcopal seat had previously been at Mortlach (Mòrthlach) , but was moved to Aberdeen during the reign of King David I Of Scotland . We know the names of three bishops of Mortlach, the latter two of whom, "Donercius" and "Cormauch" (Cormac), are known only by name. The Bishop of Aberdeen broke communion with the Roman Catholic Church after the Scottish Reformation . Following the the Glorious Revolution , the office was abolished. A Roman Catholic diocese was recreated in Aberdeen in 1878.


List of known bishops of Mortlach



List of known bishops of Aberdeen

The Bishopric of Aberdeen, as the Bishopric of Aberdeen, appears to date from the 1130s, as does the list of known bishops.


List of the modern Bishops of Aberdeen and its precursor offices


The modern Bishop of Aberdeen is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Aberdeen in the Province Of Saint Andrews And Edinburgh . The diocese covers 29,068 km&2. The See is in the City Of Aberdeen where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church Of Saint Mary Of The Assumption . The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District (formerly the Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District) was elevated to diocese status on 4 March 1878 . The current bishop is the Right Reverend Peter Antony '''Moran''' , the 10th Bishop of Aberdeen.


REFERENCES

  • Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)

  • Lawrie, Sir Archibald, ''Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153'', (Glasgow, 1905)

  • Skene, William Forbes , ''Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban'', 2nd ed., (Edinburgh, 1887), vol. ii



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