Diocese of Brechin (Episcopal)

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Diocese of Brechin

Dioecesis Brechinensis

Sgìre-easbaig Brechin
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Coat of arms
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Location
Country Scotland
Ecclesiastical province Scotland
Statistics
Congregations29
Information
Denomination Scottish Episcopal Church
Established1153
Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee
Current leadership
Bishop Andrew Swift
Map
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Map showing Brechin Diocese within Scotland
Website
thedioceseofbrechin.org

The Diocese of Brechin is in the east of Scotland, and is the smallest of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the historic counties of Angus and Kincardineshire. It stretches from Muchalls in the north east down to Dundee in the south, and across to Glencarse in the south west. The cathedral and administrative centre is St Paul’s Cathedral in Dundee. The diocese continues to be named after its medieval centre of Brechin.

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The diocese is thought to have been founded in 1153 by Bishop Samson. The diocese had a continuous line of bishops leading through the Reformation, when Donald Campbell (1557) and John Sinclair (1565) were elected Bishops of Brechin, but not consecrated; the line was continued later through Andrew Lamb. In 1566, Alexander Campbell was appointed as titular bishop. The line continued in proper form among Episcopalians with Andrew Lamb in 1610. From 1695 until 1709, the diocese was united with the Diocese of Edinburgh, with the latter's bishop, Alexander Rose, being also Bishop of Brechin. The line of independent bishops of Brechin restarted with John Falconar in 1709, and has continued to the present day. Following the resignation and death of the Right Reverend Dr John Mantle, in 2010, Dr Nigel Peyton was appointed Bishop of Brechin in May 2011. Dr Peyton was chosen ahead of four other candidates including Dr Alison Peden. [1]

The Diocese of Brechin is twinned with the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa (Iowa, United States) and with the Anglican Diocese of Swaziland (Swaziland).

The manuscript records of the Diocese of Brechin are held by University of Dundee Archive Services. [2] The archive collections include the administrative records of the diocese, records of individual churches, and the correspondence of Alexander Penrose Forbes and George Frederick Boyle. [3]

Area and population

The diocese covers the historic counties of Kincardineshire (except the Banchory and Lower Deeside areas) (population 31,000), Angus (except the Forfar and Kirriemuir areas) (population 233,500), and the Glencarse area of Perthshire (population 9,000).

This total population of approximately 273,500 gives the diocese a ratio of one priest to every 19,500 inhabitants and one church to every 10,900 inhabitants.

List of churches

The diocese has 12 stipendiary clergy and 25 active churches.

BeneficeChurchLinkFounded (building)Stipendiary clergy
Muchalls (St Ternan) [4] St Ternan, Muchalls c. 1689 (1831)0
Stonehaven (St James) [5] St James, Stonehaven1715 (1877)
Catterline (St Philip) [6] St Philip, Catterline 1843 (1848)
Drumlithie (St John the Baptist) [7] St John the Baptist, Drumlithie18631
Drumtochty (St Palladius) [8] St Palladius, Drumtochty1885
Fasque (St Andrew) [9] St Andrew, Fasque1846
Laurencekirk (St Laurence) [10] St Laurence, Laurencekirk1871
Inverbervie (St David of Scotland) [11] St David of Scotland, Inverbervie 0
Montrose (St Mary and St Peter) [12] SS Mary & Peter, Montrose1724 (1858)
Brechin (St Andrew) [13] St Andrew, Brechin pre-1870 (1888)0
Tarfside (St Drostan) [14] St Drostan, Tarfside c. 1689 (1879)0
Arbroath (St Mary) [15] St Mary the Virgin, Arbroath 1694 (1854)1
Auchmithie (St Peter) [16] St Peter, Auchmithie1885
Carnoustie (Holy Rood) [17] Holy Rood, Carnoustie 18811
Monifieth (Holy Trinity) [18] Holy Trinity, Monifieth 19091
Dundee (Cathedral of St Paul) [19] [20] St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee pre-1847 (1855)1
Dundee (St Mary Magdalene) [21] St Mary Magdalene, Dundee 1854 (1952)1
Dundee (St Salvador) [22] St Salvador, Dundee Archived 6 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine 1859 (1868)1
Dundee (St Margaret) [23] St Margaret, Dundee1861 (1888)0
Dundee (St Ninian) [24] St Ninian, Dundee 19382
Broughty Ferry (St Mary) [25] St Mary, Broughty Ferry 1848 (1858)2
Dundee (St Martin) [26] St Martin, Dundee 1904 (1972)
Dundee (St John the Baptist) [27] St John the Baptist, Dundee (closed?)1886
Dundee (St Luke) [28] St Luke, Dundee 19011
Invergowrie (All Souls) [29] All Souls, Invergowrie 18960
Glencarse (All Saints) [30] All Saints, Glencarse (C18th) C18th (1878)0

Closed churches in the diocese

ChurchFoundedClosed
Holy Cross, Dundee [31] 19561966
St Columba, Dundee [32] 18971939
Holy Trinity Mission, Dundee [32] 18731944
All Saints Mission, Dundee [32] 18961944
St Roque, Dundee [32] 18961956

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  2. ↑ "University of Dundee Archive Services Online Catalogue". University of Dundee. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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  5. ↑ "The Benefice of Stonehaven (St James)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Benefice of Catterline (St Philip)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Benefice of Drumlithie (St John the Baptist)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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  9. ↑ "The Benefice of Fasque (St Andrew)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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  12. ↑ "The Benefice of Montrose (St Mary and St Peter)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Benefice of Brechin (St Andrew)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "The Benefice of Tarfside (St Drostan)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Benefice of Arbroath (St Mary)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "The Benefice of Auchmithie (St Peter)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "The Benefice of Carnoustie (Holy Rood)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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  28. ↑ "The Benefice of Dundee (St Luke)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  29. ↑ "The Benefice of Invergowrie (All Souls)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "The Benefice of Glencarse (All Saints)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  31. ↑ "The Benefice of Dundee (Holy Cross)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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