Diocese of St Andrews

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former ecclesiastical jurisdiction medieval Catholic diocese

The Diocese of St Andrews was a major medieval Scottish ecclesiastical jurisdiction centered on St Andrews, historically the most important bishopric in Scotland and a key religious and political power.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Diocese of St Andrews canonical 6
Archdiocese of St Andrews 3
Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
medieval Catholic diocese ⓘ
associatedInstitution University of St Andrews ⓘ
associatedWithMonastery St Andrews Priory ⓘ
cathedral St Andrews Cathedral ⓘ
cathedralStatus ruined ⓘ
chiefSeeOf Scottish Church ⓘ
clergyType secular canons ⓘ
country Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of St Andrews ⓘ
elevatedTo Diocese of St Andrews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Archdiocese of St Andrews
elevationDate 1472 ⓘ
governedBy Bishop of St Andrews ⓘ
historicalImportance most important medieval bishopric in Scotland ⓘ
jurisdictionType diocese ⓘ
language Gaelic ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
laterGovernedBy Bishop of St Andrews ⓘ
surface form: Archbishop of St Andrews
linkedToRoyalAuthority closely connected with Scottish monarchy ⓘ
locatedIn Fife ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
metropolitanSeeFor Scottish suffragan dioceses after 1472 ⓘ
notableBishop Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ
surface form: David Beaton

Henry Wardlaw ⓘ
James Beaton ⓘ
James Kennedy ⓘ
William Lamberton ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Andrew ⓘ
politicalRole major influence in Scottish politics ⓘ
precedence primatial see of Scotland ⓘ
predecessorStructure early medieval bishopric of the Picts at St Andrews ⓘ
preReformationStatus largest diocese in medieval Scotland ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousRole leading centre of Christianity in medieval Scotland ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
seat St Andrews ⓘ
successorEcclesialStructure Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh ⓘ
suppressed yes ⓘ
suppressionApproxDate 1560 ⓘ
suppressionEvent Scottish Reformation ⓘ
territoryIncludes Angus ⓘ
Fife ⓘ
Lothian ⓘ
Perth and Kinross ⓘ
surface form: Perthshire

eastern Scotland ⓘ
universityFoundationSupport University of St Andrews ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Melrose Abbey → diocese → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
St Rule's Tower → diocese → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diocese of St Andrews (historical)
Bishopric of St Andrews → successorJurisdiction → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Henry Wardlaw → diocese → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews → seeAlso → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of St Andrews
Alexander Stewart, Archbishop of St Andrews → heldEcclesiasticalOfficeIn → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews
Roman Catholic Diocese of Glasgow → metropolitanSee → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of St Andrews
Diocese of St Andrews → elevatedTo → Diocese of St Andrews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of St Andrews
Balmerino Abbey → diocese → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
St Andrews Cathedral ruins → partOf → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
St Andrews Priory → diocese → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ
Province of St Andrews → hasDiocese → Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ