Abbot of Soulseat

The Abbot of Soulseat was the head of the Premonstratensian (originally Cistercian) monastic community of Soulseat Abbey in Galloway. The following is a list of abbots and commendators:

List of Cistercian abbots

 * Michael of Bangor, fl. c. 1148

List of Premonstratensian abbots

 * Michael of Bangor
 * None of the abbots before 1273 known by name
 * John, 1273
 * More than a century with no known abbot
 * Fionnlagh (Finlay), 1386-1393
 * Patrick McChaquhirky, 1452-1458
 * Gilbert MacUlnan (MacWilnane), 1458-1464 x 1486
 * Patrick MacCulloch   1486
 * Quentin Vaus   1493-1527
 * David Vaus   1525-1532

List of commendators

 * James Johnstone of Wamphray, 1532-1545/6
 * John Johnstone I,   1545-1567
 * Opposed by James Kennedy, 1548, 1555
 * John Johnstone II, 1584-1598
 * John Kennedy, 1598
 * John Johnstone III, 1599
 * William Adair, 1601
 * John Hamilton, 1612-1630