Diocese of Brechin (Episcopal)

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.

This article is about the diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church, a successor of the Catholic Diocese of Brechin

Diocese of Brechin

Dioecesis Brechinensis

Sgìre-easbaig Brechin
Location
CountryScotland
Ecclesiastical provinceScotland
Statistics
Congregations29
Information
DenominationScottish Episcopal Church
Established1153
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee
Current leadership
BishopAndrew Swift
Map

Map showing Brechin Diocese within Scotland
Website
thedioceseofbrechin.org

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.

Benefice Church Link Founded (building) Stipendiary clergy
Muchalls (St Ternan)[4] St Ternan, Muchalls c. 1689 (1831) 0
Stonehaven (St James)[5] St James, Stonehaven 1715 (1877)
Catterline (St Philip)[6] St Philip, Catterline 1843 (1848)
Drumlithie (St John the Baptist)[7] St John the Baptist, Drumlithie 1863 1
Drumtochty (St Palladius)[8] St Palladius, Drumtochty 1885
Fasque (St Andrew)[9] St Andrew, Fasque 1846
Laurencekirk (St Laurence)[10] St Laurence, Laurencekirk 1871
Inverbervie (St David of Scotland)[11] St David of Scotland, Inverbervie 0
Montrose (St Mary and St Peter)[12] SS Mary & Peter, Montrose 1724 (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, Auchmithie 1885
Carnoustie (Holy Rood)[17] Holy Rood, Carnoustie 1881 1
Monifieth (Holy Trinity)[18] Holy Trinity, Monifieth 1909 1
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 1859 (1868) 1
Dundee (St Margaret)[23] St Margaret, Dundee 1861 (1888) 0
Dundee (St Ninian)[24] St Ninian, Dundee 1938 2
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 1901 1
Invergowrie (All Souls)[29] All Souls, Invergowrie 1896 0
Glencarse (All Saints)[30] All Saints, Glencarse (C18th) C18th (1878) 0

Closed churches in the diocese
Church Founded Closed
Holy Cross, Dundee[31] 1956 1966
St Columba, Dundee[32] 1897 1939
Holy Trinity Mission, Dundee[32] 1873 1944
All Saints Mission, Dundee[32] 1896 1944
St Roque, Dundee[32] 1896 1956

References
  1. Bowman, Maura (19 May 2011). "Dr Nigel Peyton appointed Bishop of Brechin". The Courier. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. "University of Dundee Archive Services Online Catalogue". University of Dundee. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. "Archive Services Online Catalogue Collection Summaries". University of Dundee. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. "The Benefice of Muchalls (St Ternan)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  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.
  8. "The Benefice of Drumtochty (St Palladius)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  9. "The Benefice of Fasque (St Andrew)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  10. "The Benefice of Laurencekirk (St Laurence)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  11. "The Benefice of Inverbervie (St David of Scotland)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  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.
  18. "The Benefice of Monifieth (Holy Trinity)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  19. "Brechin Cathedral". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  20. "The Benefice of Dundee (Cathedral of St Paul)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  21. "The Benefice of Dundee (St Mary Magdalene)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  22. "The Benefice of Dundee (St Salvador)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  23. "The Benefice of Dundee (St Margaret)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  24. "The Benefice of Dundee (St Ninian)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  25. "The Benefice of Broughty Ferry (St Mary)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  26. "The Benefice of Dundee (St Martin)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  27. "The Benefice of Dundee (St John the Baptist)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  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.
  32. Brechin, The Diocese of. "History of the Diocese of Brechin | The Diocese of Brechin". www.thedioceseofbrechin.org. Retrieved 14 October 2018.


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