Former Diocese of

Brechin

Scotland Scotland

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Brechin / Brechinen(sis) (Latin)

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History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Brechin (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Sinclair
(1565.09.07 – 1566.04)

Died:1566.04

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1565.09.07 – 1566.04)

Bishop John Hepburn
(1517 – 1558.08)

Consecrated Bishop:1522?
Died:1558.08

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1517 – 1558.08)

Bishop William Meldrum
(1488.07.04 – 1515?)

Died:1515?

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1488.07.04 – 1515?)

Bishop John Balfour
(1465.12.15 – 1488)

Consecrated Bishop:1465.12.08

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1465.12.15 – 1488)

Bishop Patrick Graham (later Archbishop)
(1463 – 1465.11.04)

Born: (Scotland)
Died:1478

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1463 – 1465.11.04)

Bishop of Saint Andrews (Scotland) (1465.11.04 – 1472.08.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Andrews (Scotland) (1472.08.17 – 1478.01.09)

Bishop George Shoriswood
(1454.03.08 – 1462)

Died:1462

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1454.03.08 – 1462)

Bishop John de Crannach
(1426.06.07 – ?)

Bishop of Caithness (Scotland) (1424.12.11 – 1426.06.07)

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1426.06.07 – ?)

Bishop Walter Forrester
(1407.11.26 – ?)

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1407.11.26 – ?)

Bishop Stephen de Cellario
(1383.06.12 – ?)

Bishop of Brechin (Scotland) (1383.06.12 – ?)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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