Archdeacon of Argyll

The Archdeacon of Argyll (or Lismore) was the only archdeacon in the diocese of Argyll, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of Argyll. Regarding his supporting churches, it is known that archdeacon held a quarter of parish church of Eilean Munde as a prebend.^[1]

List of archdeacons of Argyll

Cristin, fl. 1230 x 1236 – 1240
Gille-Brighde (Gilbertus), fl. 1262–1270
Muireadhach (Mauricius), fl. 1334
Labhrann (Laurentius), fl. 1353
Eoin Mac Dubhghall, x 1361–1387
Walter de Wardlaw, 1387
Alexander de Wardlaw, 1387–1388
Daibhidh Mac Murchaidh, 1388–1391 x 1395
- [Opposed by] John Leche, 1388–1391
Conghan Mac Phaidein, 1391 x 1395–1397
Niall Caimbeul, 1395–1433 x 1437
Dubhghall Caimbeul of Lochawe, 1437–1453x1467
- [Opposed by] Peter de Dalkeith, c. 1441
John Lauder, 1441 x 1467–c.1473
Peter Sandilands, 1473–1475
Robert Houston, provided 1475
John Whitelaw, provided 1475
William Elphinstone, 1475 x 1478–1480 x 1481 (later Bishop of Ross)
- John Bickertone to receive in exchange, 1479, but never carried through
John Brown, 1480 x 1483–1483
Eoin Caimbeul, 1483 x 1486–1487 (later Bishop of the Isles)
Raibeart Caimbeul, 1487–1490
Andrew Forman, 1490 (later Bishop of Moray)
Eoin Arbri, 1490
David Cunningham, 1489–1509
Robert Barry, 1509–1526
Eoin Mac Adhaimh ("John Makcaw"), 1531–1554
Robert Montgomery, 1554–1601
Donnchadh Caimbeul, 1601–1603
James Kirk, 1604–1622
Adhamh Buidhe (Adam Boyd), 1622–1629
Gilleasbaig Mac Lachlainn (Archibald MacLauchlane), 1629–1640

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Watt, D. E. R.; Murray, A. L., eds. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, The Scottish Record Society, New Series, Volume 25 (Revised ed.), Edinburgh: The Scottish Record Society, ISBN 0-902054-19-8, ISSN 0143-9448