Diocese of Galloway
The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.
In the Middle Ages there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes, Farines and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns were combined by the 16th century.Early known rural deans
- Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174
- James, 1185 x 1197
List of known deans of Desnes
- Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222
- Thomas, fl. 1250
- John Wallace, fl. 1331
- Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529.
List of known deans of Farines
- William, fl. 1200 x 1209
- S., fl. 1254-1257
List of known deans of Rhinns
- Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209
List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns
- John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552
- Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559