Archdeacon of the Isles
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The Archdeacon of the Isles (or Sodor) was the only archdeacon in the diocese of the Isles, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of the Isles. The number and names of the prebends, if any, associated with the archdeaconry in the later Middle Ages are not known.[1] Before the break-away of the diocese of Man during the Western Schism, the archdeacons held Kirk Andreas as a prebend.[2] The office seems to have fallen into disuse after the time of Alasdair Caimbeul, who received crown presentation to the position in 1592.[3] It was to be revived in 1662.[3]
List of archdeacons of the Isles
- Beoan [mac Eoin] Mac Cholgain (Bean Johannis Macuilquen), 1372–1390/97[4]
- Niall Mac Iomhair, 1390–1408[4]
- Crisdean Mac Domhnaill Elich, fl. 1408[4]
- Gille-Brighde Mac Dughaill, died x 1416[4]
- John de Carrick (Eoin a Charraig), provided 1416[4]
- Eachann MacGill-Eain, 1416–1441[5]
- Andrew of Dunoon, 1441–1456x1457[6]
- Niall Mac Cormaig, provided 1455 [6]
- Aonghas of the Isles, provided 1456 [6]
- Gilbert Smerles, 1457–1460 [6]
- James Borthwick, provided 1457 [6]
- Donnchadh [_], fl. 1462 [6]
- Crisdean mac Gille-Brighde (Bricii), fl. 1463–1469 [6]
- Gilbert Wright, fl. 1472 [6]
- Niall mac Gille-Brighde (MacIlvride, MacYlwryd, Makkikbreid), fl. 1476–1479 [6]
- Thomas Clerk (Tomas Cleireach), fl. 1500[7]
- Thomas Fleming, died 1516 [6]
- Richard Lawson, 1516–1541x1544 [6]
- Ruairidh MacGill-Eain (Roderick MacLean), fl. 1544–1548 [3]
- Gill-Easbaig Mac an Rothaich (Archibald Munro), fl. 1548 [3]
- Domhnall Mac an Rothaich (Donald Munro), fl 1553–1563x1584 [3]
- Domhnall Carsuel (Donald Carswell), died 1592 [3]
- Alasdair Caimbeul (Alexander Campbell), fl. 1592 [3]
