Diocese of Orkney (Kirkwall)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Orkney (Kirkwall)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1137
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nidaros (Trondheim)
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Scotland
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Description: The Orcadian (Orkney) Islands.

Past Ordinaries

• Turolf † ( 1056 Appointed - )
• Ralph (Rudolph) † ( 1073 Appointed - )
• Roger de Whitby † ( 1101 Appointed - )
• Radulf Novell † ( 1109 Appointed - 1147 Died)
• Bjarni Kolbeinsson Skald † ( 1188 Appointed - 15 Sep 1223 Died)
• Jofreyrr † ( 1223 Appointed - 1246 Died)
• Henry † (9 Dec 1247 Appointed - 1269 Died)
• Peter † ( 1274 Appointed - 1284 Died)
• Dolgfinnr † ( 1286 Appointed - 1309 Died)
• William † ( 1310 Appointed - 1312 Died)
• Robert Sinclair † (27 Jan 1384 Appointed - 1 Feb 1391 Appointed, Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland)
• John † (9 Nov 1389 Appointed - 1394 Appointed, Bishop of Garðar)
• Henry † (9 Mar 1394 Appointed - 1396 Died)
• John , O.S.B. † (21 Aug 1396 Appointed - )
• William Stephani † (13 Nov 1415 Appointed - 30 Oct 1419 Appointed, Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland)
• Thomas Tulloch † (9 Aug 1418 Appointed - )
• William Tullock † (11 Dec 1461 Appointed - 12 Feb 1477 Appointed, Bishop of Moray, Scotland)
• Andrew Pictoris (Schindeler, Maler) † (12 Feb 1477 Appointed - 1505 Died)
• Edward Stewart † ( 1509 Succeeded - 1525 Died)
• John Benston † ( 1525 Succeeded - 1526 Died)
• Robert Maxwell † (9 Apr 1526 Appointed - 1541 Died)
• Robert Reid, O. Cist. † (20 Jul 1541 Confirmed - 6 Sep 1558 Died)
• Adam Boytuel † (2 Aug 1559 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• John Benston † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 Apr 1524; Bishop: 1525 to 1526)
• Adam Boytuel † (Bishop: 2 Aug 1559)
• Bjarni Kolbeinsson Skald † (Bishop: 1188 to 15 Sep 1223)
• Robert Maxwell † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1526 to 1541)
• Radulf Novell † (Bishop: 1109 to 1147)
• Andrew Pictoris (Schindeler, Maler) † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1477 to 1505)
• Robert Reid, O. Cist. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1541 to 6 Sep 1558)
• Robert Sinclair † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1384 to 1 Feb 1391)
• William Stephani † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1415 to 30 Oct 1419)
• Edward Stewart † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Apr 1498; Bishop: 1509 to 1525)
• Thomas Tulloch † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1418)
• William Tullock † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1461 to 12 Feb 1477)
• Alexander de Vaus † (Apostolic Administrator: 4 May 1414 to 13 Nov 1415)
• Roger de Whitby † (Bishop: 1101 - )
• Dolgfinnr † (Bishop: 1286 to 1309)
• Henry † (Bishop: 9 Dec 1247 to 1269)
• Henry † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1394 to 1396)
• Jofreyrr † (Bishop: 1223 to 1246)
• John † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1389 to 1394)
• John , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1396)
• Peter † (Bishop: 1274 to 1284)
• Ralph (Rudolph) † (Bishop: 1073 - )
• Turolf † (Bishop: 1056 - )
• William † (Bishop: 1310 to 1312)
• William †