diocese of Brechin
{{Short description|Pre-Reformation diocese of Scotland}}
{{For|the contemporary diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church|Diocese of Brechin (Episcopalian)}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brechin, also known as the Diocese of Angus, was one of the thirteen pre-Reformation dioceses of Scotland.
History
The diocese was believed to have been founded by Bishop Samson in 1153, and based at the cathedral in Brechin, Angus.
At the Reformation, the cathedral, churches and jurisdiction of the diocese were transferred to the Church of Scotland, its line of episcopacy having been continued without breaks by the Scottish Episcopal Church, which separated from the Church of Scotland in 1690.
The Diocese has been led by the Bishop of Brechin (Episcopal), sole successor to the early Catholic Bishop of Brechin.
Parishes
- Brechin (Cathedral)
- Buthergill (now Burghill)
- Catterline
- Cortachy
- Crebyauch (now Kirkbuddo)
- Dun
- Dundee
- Dunnichen
- Farnell
- Fothenevyn (now Finavon or Oathlaw)
- Glenbervie
- Glenisla
- Guthrie
- Kilmoir
- Kingornie
- Kingoldrum
- Lethnot
- Maryton
- Menmuir
- Monikie
- Montrose
- Navar
- Panbride
- Stracathro
- Strathmartine
and in the Mearns
References
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Category:Christianity in Dundee
Category:Christianity in Angus, Scotland
Category:Pre-Reformation dioceses of Scotland
Category:Religious organizations established in the 1150s
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 12th century