List of Known Bishops
The pre-11th century "bishop of the Scots" may have had no fixed seat before finally settling at St Andrews.
| Incumbent | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cellach I | fl. 878-906 | Bishop during the reign of Giric, and was still bishop in 906. |
| Fothad I | d. 963 | Bishop during the reign of King Idulb. The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba has his death in the period 962-966. According to the Annals of the Four Masters, he died in 963. |
| Máel Ísu I | 955/6-963/4 | According to Bower, he reigned for 8 years. |
| Cellach II | fl. 966-971 | According to Bower, he reigned for 25 years. |
| Máel Muire | fl. late-10th century | |
| Máel Ísu II | fl. late 10th century/early 11th century | |
| Ailín | fl. early 11th century | |
| Máel Dúin | d. 1055 | The Annals of Tigernach place his death at 1055. |
| Túathal | 1055-59 | The Annals of Tigernach place his predecessor's death at 1055, and Bower tells us he was bishop for 4 years, which makes a bishopric of 1055-59 likely, although it is possible that he did not succeed immediately. |
| Fothad II | 1059?-1093 | He performed the marriage of King Malcolm III of Scotland to Margaret (c. 1070). According to the Annals of Ulster, died in 1093. |
| Giric | 1093–1107 | He appears in Version A of the Foundation Legend of St. Andrews. He is almost certainly the Gregorius mentioned by Bower. |
| Cathróe | 1093–1107 | He is one of four bishops-elect listed by Bower (Giric, Cathróe, Eadmer and Godric). As the list is in chronological order, only Cathróe can have been bishop elect before Turgot, Eadmer being bishop-elect in 1120, after the death of Turgot. |
| Turgot of Durham | 1107–1115 | |
| Eadmer | el. 1120-1121 | Never consecrated. |
| Robert of Scone | 1123/24-1159 | Previously Prior of Scone. |
| Ernald | 1160–1162 | Abbot Waltheof of Melrose was offered the position before Ernald, but refused it. |
| Richard the Chaplain | 1163–1178 | |
| Hugh the Chaplain | 1178–1188 | Opposed by John the Scot |
| John Scotus | 1178–1188 | Opposed to Bishop Hugh. Never took possession of the see. |
| Roger de Beaumont | 1189–1202 | |
| Geoffrey de Liberatione | postulated 1202 | Bishop of Dunkeld, his postulation was rejected by the Pope, so he remained at Dunkeld. |
| William de Malveisin | 1202–1238 | Previously Bishop of Glasgow. |
| David de Bernham | 1239–1253 | |
| Robert de Stuteville | el. 1253 | not consecrated; never took possession of the see. |
| Abel de Gullane | 1254 | |
| Gamelin | 1255–1271 | |
| William Wishart | 1271–1279 | |
| William Fraser | 1279–1297 | |
| William de Lamberton | 1297–1328 | |
| Alexander de Kininmund | el. 1328 | Appears to have been elected but was superseded by John Bane. |
| James Bane | 1328–1332 | |
| William Bell | el. 1332-1342 | bishop-elect, spent ten years at the papal court, probably without obtaining confirmation |
| William de Landallis | 1342–1385 | |
| During the Great Schism (1378–1417), Scotland recognized the Pope at Avignon, who recognized the following bishops: | ||
| Stephen de Pa | 1385–1386 | Not consecrated; never took possession of the see. Was captured by pirates on his way to continental Europe, and kept prisoner in England. |
| Walter Trail | 1385–1401 | |
| Thomas Stewart | el. 1401-1402 | Never consecrated. He was the bastard son of King Robert II of Scotland, and renounced his rights soon after his election. |
| Walter de Danielston | el. 1402 | Not consecrated. |
| Gilbert de Greenlaw | postulated 1403 | Not consecrated. He had been Bishop of Aberdeen, but Pope Benedict XIII refused to confirm his postulation, and instead appointed Henry Wardlaw. |
| Henry Wardlaw | 1403–1440 | |
| In opposition, the Pope at Rome, appointed the following Bishops, neither of which took possession of their See. | ||
| Alexander Neville | trans. 1388-1392 | Exiled Archbishop of York, Pope Urban VI appointed him to St. Andrews. Died in 1392. |
| Thomas Arundel | trans. 1398-1399 | Exiled Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Boniface IX appointed him to St. Andrews before being restored to Canterbury the next year. |
| John Trevor | trans. 1408-1410 | Formerly Bishop of St. Asaph. Died in 1410. |
| After the conclusion of the Schism, the Pope recognized the following Bishops. | ||
| James Kennedy | 1440–1465 | |
| Patrick Graham | 1465-1472/8 | Elevated to Archbishop in 1472. |
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