Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Saint Andrews
- Latin Name: Sancti Andreae
- Erected: 1109
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Great Britain
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews
- Latin Name: Sancti Andreae
- Elevated: 1472
- Metropolitan See
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Great Britain
Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland
- Erected: 13 October 1653
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Great Britain
Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland
- Elevated: 16 March 1694
- Vicariate
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Great Britain
Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District
- Name Changed: 23 July 1727
- Vicariate
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Great Britain
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District
- Name Changed: 13 February 1827
- Vicariate
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Great Britain
- Description: Counties of Angus, Berwick, Clackmannan, Dumfries, Fife, Kincardine, Kinross, Kirkcudbright, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Peebles, Perth, Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Stirling

Past and Present Ordinaries

Turgot of Durham, O.S.B. † (20 Jun 1107 Appointed - 31 Aug 1115 Died)
Robert of Scone, O.E.S.A. † ( 1122 Appointed - 1159 Died)
Aernald † (13 Nov 1160 Appointed - 13 Sep 1162 Died)
Richard the Chaplain † ( 1163 Appointed - 5 May 1175 Died)
John the Scot † (15 Jun 1180 Ordained Bishop - 1183 Resigned)
Hugh † ( 1183 Appointed - 4 Aug 1188 Died)
Roger de Beaumont † (13 Apr 1189 Appointed - 7 Jul 1202 Died)
William Malvoisine, O.F.M. † (20 Sep 1202 Appointed - 9 Jul 1238 Died)
David de Berhnam † (1 Oct 1239 Confirmed - 26 Apr 1253 Died)
Abel de Gullane † (20 Feb 1254 Appointed - 1 Dec 1254 Died)
Gamelin † (1 Jul 1255 Confirmed - 28 Apr 1271 Died)
William Wishart † (15 May 1273 Appointed - 28 May 1279 Died)
William Fraser † ( 1280 Appointed - 20 Aug 1297 Died)
William de Lamberton † (1 Jun 1298 Appointed - 1328 Died)
James Bane (Bennet) † (31 Jul 1328 Ordained Bishop - 22 Sep 1332 Died)
William de Landalis † (18 Feb 1342 Appointed - 15 Oct 1385 Died)
Walter Trail † (29 Nov 1385 Appointed - 1401 Died)
Alexander Neville † (30 Apr 1388 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Henry Wardlaw † (10 Sep 1403 Appointed - 9 Apr 1440 Died)
James Kennedy † (28 May 1440 Appointed - 10 May 1465 Died)
Patrick Graham † (15 Dec 1465 Appointed - 1476 Removed)
William Schives de Vulfalt † (11 Feb 1478 Succeeded - 28 Jan 1497 Died)
James Stewart † (20 Sep 1497 Appointed - Jan 1503 Died)
Alexander Stewart † (10 May 1504 Appointed - 9 Sep 1513 Died)
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (13 Oct 1513 Appointed - 13 Nov 1514 Resigned)
Andrew Forman, O.S.A. † (13 Nov 1514 Appointed - 12 Mar 1521 Died)
James Beaton † (10 Oct 1522 Appointed - 14 Feb 1539 Died)
David Beaton † (14 Feb 1539 Succeeded - 29 May 1546 Died)
John Hamilton † (28 Nov 1547 Appointed - 7 Apr 1571 Died)
William Ballantine † (13 Oct 1653 Appointed - 2 Sep 1661 Died)
Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) † (12 Jun 1662 Appointed - 1668 Resigned)
Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) † ( 1672 Appointed - Jul 1693 Resigned)
Thomas Joseph Nicholson † (7 Sep 1694 Appointed - 12 Oct 1718 Died)
James Gordon † (23 Oct 1718 Succeeded - 1 Mar 1746 Died)
Alexander Smith † (18 Feb 1746 Succeeded - 21 Aug 1767 Died)
James Grant † (21 Aug 1767 Succeeded - 3 Dec 1778 Died)
George Hay † (3 Dec 1778 Succeeded - 24 Aug 1805 Retired)
Alexander Cameron † (24 Aug 1805 Succeeded - 20 Aug 1825 Retired)
Alexander Paterson † (20 Aug 1825 Succeeded - 30 Oct 1831 Died)
Andrew Carruthers † (28 Sep 1832 Appointed - 24 May 1852 Died)
James Gillis † (24 May 1852 Succeeded - 24 Feb 1864 Died)
John Menzies Strain † (2 Sep 1864 Appointed - 2 Jul 1883 Died)
William Smith † (2 Oct 1885 Appointed - 16 Mar 1892 Died)
Angus MacDonald † (15 Jul 1892 Appointed - 29 Apr 1900 Died)
James Augustine Smith † (30 Aug 1900 Appointed - 24 Nov 1928 Died)
Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, O.S.B. † (19 Jul 1929 Appointed - 22 May 1950 Died)
Gordon Joseph Gray † (20 Jun 1951 Appointed - 30 May 1985 Retired)
Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien † (30 May 1985 Appointed - 25 Feb 2013 Retired)
Leo William Cushley (24 Jul 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Saint Andrews
1109	Erected		Diocese of Saint Andrews (erected) (1109 to 1144)
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews
1472	Elevated	Diocese of Saint Andrews	Archdiocese of Saint Andrews
1560	Extinct	Archdiocese of Saint Andrews
Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland
13 October 1653	Erected		Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland
16 March 1694	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland	Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland
23 July 1727	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland	Vicariate Apostolic of Highland District (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District
Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District
23 July 1727	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland	Vicariate Apostolic of Highland District (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District
13 February 1827	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District
13 February 1827	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
4 March 1878	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District	Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh

1949 95,157 600,000 15.9% 167 76 243 391 78 353 74 ap1951

1969 126,000 1,339,472 9.4% 176 86 262 480 161 405 99 ap1971

1980 130,000 1,377,000 9.4% 165 73 238 546 113 371 111 ap1981

1990 120,560 1,413,000 8.5% 131 59 190 634 83 263 100 ap1991

1999 112,652 1,356,000 8.3% 116 49 165 682 1 62 177 95 ap2000

2000 112,652 1,360,000 8.3% 114 52 166 678 1 64 180 94 ap2001

2001 112,590 1,365,000 8.2% 114 52 166 678 1 62 171 94 ap2002

2002 112,885 1,392,300 8.1% 109 47 156 723 1 59 166 108 ap2003

2003 112,200 1,420,146 7.9% 107 42 149 753 1 53 162 108 ap2004

2004 112,978 1,434,347 7.9% 99 36 135 836 1 46 157 106 ap2005

2010 115,090 1,510,540 7.6% 96 44 140 822 4 50 109 113 ap2011

2012 115,900 1,533,000 7.6% 76 44 120 965 4 52 93 113 ap2013

2014 117,600 1,555,000 7.6% 94 36 130 904 3 42 88 112 ap2015

2017 120,500 1,571,800 7.7% 75 42 117 1,029 6 48 89 109 ap2018

2020 122,280 1,595,000 7.7% 81 34 115 1,063 9 36 80 109 ap2021

2022 123,500 1,606,000 7.7% 79 34 113 1,092 9 36 80 109 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
1949	95,157	600,000	15.9%	167	76	243	391		78	353	74	ap1951
1969	126,000	1,339,472	9.4%	176	86	262	480		161	405	99	ap1971
1980	130,000	1,377,000	9.4%	165	73	238	546		113	371	111	ap1981
1990	120,560	1,413,000	8.5%	131	59	190	634		83	263	100	ap1991
1999	112,652	1,356,000	8.3%	116	49	165	682	1	62	177	95	ap2000
2000	112,652	1,360,000	8.3%	114	52	166	678	1	64	180	94	ap2001
2001	112,590	1,365,000	8.2%	114	52	166	678	1	62	171	94	ap2002
2002	112,885	1,392,300	8.1%	109	47	156	723	1	59	166	108	ap2003
2003	112,200	1,420,146	7.9%	107	42	149	753	1	53	162	108	ap2004
2004	112,978	1,434,347	7.9%	99	36	135	836	1	46	157	106	ap2005
2010	115,090	1,510,540	7.6%	96	44	140	822	4	50	109	113	ap2011
2012	115,900	1,533,000	7.6%	76	44	120	965	4	52	93	113	ap2013
2014	117,600	1,555,000	7.6%	94	36	130	904	3	42	88	112	ap2015
2017	120,500	1,571,800	7.7%	75	42	117	1,029	6	48	89	109	ap2018
2020	122,280	1,595,000	7.7%	81	34	115	1,063	9	36	80	109	ap2021
2022	123,500	1,606,000	7.7%	79	34	113	1,092	9	36	80	109	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

William Ballantine † (Prefect: 13 Oct 1653 to 2 Sep 1661)
James Bane (Bennet) † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1328 to 22 Sep 1332)
David Beaton † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 1537; Archbishop: 14 Feb 1539 to 29 May 1546)
James Beaton † (Archbishop: 10 Oct 1522 to 14 Feb 1539)
Roger de Beaumont † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1189 to 7 Jul 1202)
George Henry Bennett † (Priest: 9 Apr 1898 to 18 Jun 1918)
David de Berhnam † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1239 to 26 Apr 1253)
George Brann † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1484 to 1485)
William Francis Brown †
Alexander Cameron † (Deacon: 26 Jan 1772; Priest: 2 Feb 1772; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 19 Sep 1797; Vicar Apostolic: 24 Aug 1805 to 20 Aug 1825)
Andrew Carruthers † (Priest: 25 Mar 1795; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Sep 1832 to 24 May 1852)
Richard the Chaplain † (Bishop: 1163 to 5 May 1175)
Innocenzo Cibo (Cybo) † (Administrator: 13 Oct 1513 to 13 Nov 1514)
Turgot of Durham, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1107 to 31 Aug 1115)
Andrew Forman, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 13 Nov 1514 to 12 Mar 1521)
William Fraser † (Bishop: 1280 to 20 Aug 1297)
John Geddes † (Deacon: 10 Mar 1759; Priest: 18 Mar 1759; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 30 Sep 1779 to 26 Oct 1797)
William Gibson † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 1540)
James Gillis † (Priest: 9 Jun 1827; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Jul 1837; Vicar Apostolic: 24 May 1852 to 24 Feb 1864)
Charles Menzies Gordon, S.J. †
James Gordon † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 21 Aug 1705; Vicar Apostolic: 23 Oct 1718 to 1 Mar 1746)
Henry Grey Graham † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1917 to 31 Mar 1930)
Patrick Graham † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1465; Archbishop: 17 Aug 1472 to 1476)
James Grant † (Deacon: 21 Mar 1733; Priest: 4 Apr 1733; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 21 Feb 1755; Vicar Apostolic: 21 Aug 1767 to 3 Dec 1778)
Gordon Joseph Gray † (Priest: 15 Jun 1935; Archbishop: 20 Jun 1951 to 30 May 1985)
Abel de Gullane † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1254 to 1 Dec 1254)
Gavin Hamilton † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Sep 1551 to 1 Apr 1570)
John Hamilton † (Archbishop: 28 Nov 1547 to 7 Apr 1571)
George Hay † (Deacon: 11 Mar 1758; Priest: 2 Apr 1758; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 5 Oct 1768; Vicar Apostolic: 3 Dec 1778 to 24 Aug 1805)
William Theodore Heard †
James Kennedy † (Bishop: 28 May 1440 to 10 May 1465)
James Kyle †
William de Lamberton † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1298 to 1328)
William de Landalis † (Bishop: 18 Feb 1342 to 15 Oct 1385)
James Lindsay † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Jul 1483)
Vincent Paul Logan † (Priest: 14 Mar 1964 to 26 Jan 1981)
Angus MacDonald † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1892 to 29 Apr 1900)
Hugh MacDonald † (Priest: 18 Sep 1725 to 12 Feb 1731)
Ranald MacDonald †
James Maguire † (Priest: 22 Jul 1906 to 5 Oct 1939)
William Malvoisine, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1202 to 9 Jul 1238)
Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 19 Jul 1929 to 22 May 1950)
John McLachlan †
William Henry Mellon † (Priest: 29 Mar 1902 to 21 Aug 1935)
James Monaghan † (Priest: 11 Jun 1940; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1970 to 29 Jul 1989)
Ian Murray † (Priest: 17 Mar 1956 to 3 Nov 1999)
Alexander Neville † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 30 Apr 1388 - Did Not Take Effect)
Thomas Joseph Nicholson † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Sep 1694 to 12 Oct 1718)
Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien † (Priest: 3 Apr 1965; Archbishop: 30 May 1985 to 25 Feb 2013)
Alexander Paterson † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 14 May 1816; Vicar Apostolic: 20 Aug 1825 to 30 Oct 1831)
Kevin Lawrence Rafferty † (Priest: 2 Jun 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun 1990 to 19 Apr 1996)
George Rigg † (Priest: 25 Jul 1838 to 22 Mar 1878)
William Schives de Vulfalt † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 13 Sep 1476; Archbishop: 11 Feb 1478 to 28 Jan 1497)
Robert of Scone, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 1122 to 1159)
John the Scot † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1180 to 1183)
Andrew Scott † (Priest: 25 Mar 1795 to 13 Feb 1827)
Alexander Smith † (Priest: 19 Apr 1712; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 19 Sep 1735; Vicar Apostolic: 18 Feb 1746 to 21 Aug 1767)
James Augustine Smith † (Priest: 31 May 1866 to 14 Aug 1890; Archbishop: 30 Aug 1900 to 24 Nov 1928)
William Smith † (Priest: 15 Apr 1843; Archbishop: 2 Oct 1885 to 16 Mar 1892)
Alexander Stewart † (Archbishop: 10 May 1504 to 9 Sep 1513)
James Stewart † (Archbishop: 20 Sep 1497 to Jan 1503)
John Menzies Strain † (Priest: 9 Jun 1833; Vicar Apostolic: 2 Sep 1864; Archbishop: 15 Mar 1878 to 2 Jul 1883)
Philip Tartaglia † (Apostolic Administrator: 27 Feb 2013 to 21 Sep 2013)
Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson † (Priest: 15 Jun 1946 to 8 Dec 1964)
Walter Trail † (Bishop: 29 Nov 1385 to 1401)
William Turner † (Priest: 26 Apr 1868 to 16 Jun 1893)
John Wallace † (Priest: 3 Apr 1708; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 30 Apr 1720 to 30 Jun 1733)
Henry Wardlaw † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1403 to 9 Apr 1440)
Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster) † (Prefect: 12 Jun 1662 to 1668)
William Wishart † (Bishop: 15 May 1273 to 28 May 1279)
Aernald † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1160 to 13 Sep 1162)
Gamelin † (Bishop: 1 Jul 1255 to 28 Apr 1271)
Hugh † (Bishop: 1183 to 4 Aug 1188)

Source(s)

Diocese of Saint Andrews
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 88, and Page 89
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 88
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 236
Archdiocese of Saint Andrews
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 88
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 108
Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 242