Diocese of Galloway

The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.

In the Middle Ages, there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns had been combined by the 16th century.

List of bishops

 * See Bishop of Galloway

List of archdeacons

 * See Archdeacon of Galloway

List of cathedral priors

 * See Prior of Whithorn

Early known rural deans

 * Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174
 * James, 1185 x 1197

List of known deans of Desnes

 * Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222
 * Thomas, fl. 1250
 * John Wallace, fl. 1331
 * Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.

List of known deans of Farines

 * William, fl. 1200 x 1209
 * S.[...], fl. 1254-1257

List of known deans of Rhinns

 * Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209

List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns

 * John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552
 * Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559

List of civil parishes

 * 1) Anwoth
 * 2) Balmaclellan
 * 3) Balmaghie
 * 4) Balnacross
 * 5) Borgue
 * 6) Buittle
 * 7) Clayshant
 * 8) Colmonell
 * 9) Colvend
 * 10) Crossmichael
 * 11) Cruggleton
 * 12) Dalry
 * 13) Dunrod
 * 14) Galtway
 * 15) Gelston
 * 16) Girthon
 * 17) Glasserton
 * 18) Glenluce
 * 19) Inch
 * 20) Kells
 * 21) Kelton
 * 22) Kirkandrews
 * 23) Kirkbean
 * 24) Kirkbride aka Blaiket
 * 25) Kirkchrist
 * 26) Kirkcolm
 * 27) Kirkcormack
 * 28) Kirkcowan
 * 29) Kirkcudbright
 * 30) Kirkdale
 * 31) Kirkgunzeon
 * 32) Kirkinner
 * 33) Kirkmabreck
 * 34) Kirkmadrine
 * 35) Kirkmaiden
 * 36) Kirkpatrick Durham
 * 37) Kirkpatrick Irongray
 * 38) Leswalt
 * 39) Lochrutton
 * 40) Longcastle
 * 41) Minigaff
 * 42) Mochrum
 * 43) New Abbey aka Kinderloch
 * 44) Parton
 * 45) Penninghame
 * 46) Portpatrick
 * 47) Rerrick
 * 48) Senwick
 * 49) Sorbie
 * 50) Soulseat
 * 51) Southwick
 * 52) Stoneykirk
 * 53) Terregles
 * 54) Tongland
 * 55) Toskerton
 * 56) Troqueer
 * 57) Twynholm
 * 58) Urr
 * 59) Whithorn (Cathedral)
 * 60) Wigtown