Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane


The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is centred on St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, and covers Fife, Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, and eastern and central Stirlingshire. The current Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Ian Paton.
The diocese continues the titles of three ancient Scottish dioceses. The Diocese of St Andrews was founded in 906 and was raised to an archdiocese in 1465. Throughout the Scottish Reformation the diocese continued under the auspices of moderate, Episcopalian reformers. From 1704 until 1726, the archbishopric was vacant, until it was recreated as the Diocese of Fife. In 1842, the diocese, no longer an archdiocese, was moved back to St Andrews and united with the Diocese of Dunkeld and Dunblane.
The Diocese of Dunkeld is thought to have begun in the 9th century, but the first reliable date is that of the consecration of Cormac as bishop in 1114. The line of bishops continued with only a few vacancies until, in 1842, the diocese was united with St Andrews. In 1878, the Roman Catholic Church revived the Diocese of Dunkeld as part of its structures in Scotland.
The Diocese of Dunblane was founded in 1162. Its line of bishops continued with a few vacancies until it was united with the Diocese of Dunkeld in 1776.

Area and population

The diocese covers the historic counties of Perthshire, the Forfar and Kirriemuir areas of Angus, Clackmannanshire, Kinross-shire, Fife, and central Stirlingshire.
This total population of approximately 703,000 gives the diocese a ratio of one priest to every 37,000 inhabitants and one church to every 14,600 inhabitants.

List of churches

The diocese currently has 48 churches and 19 stipendiary clergy.
Last fully updated 19 September 2018.
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Killin
  • St Fillan, Killin
  • Priest-in-Charge: Vacant
    • Lochearnhead
  • St Angus, Lochearnhead
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Comrie
  • St Serf, Comrie
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Crieff
  • St Columba, Crieff
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Auchterarder
  • St Kessog, Auchterarder
  • Priest-in-Charge: Tracy Dowling
    • Muthill
  • St James, Muthill
  • Priest-in-Charge: Tracy Dowling
    • Kilmaveonaig
  • St Adamnan, Kilmaveonaig
  • Rector: Beth Baker
    • Kinloch Rannoch
  • All Saints, Kinloch Rannoch
  • Rector: Beth Baker
    • Strathtay
  • St Andrew, Strathtay
  • Rector: Beth Baker
    • Pitlochry
  • Holy Trinity, Pitlochry
  • Rector: Beth Baker
    • Dunkeld with Birnam
  • St Mary, Birnam
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Stanley
  • St Columba, Stanley
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Perth
  • St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth
  • Provost/Rector: Hunter Farquharson
    • Perth
  • St John the Baptist, Perth
  • Rector: Graham Taylor
  • Curate: Nerys Brown
    • Alyth
  • St Ninian, Alyth
  • Rector: Kenny Rathband
  • NSM: David Cameron
    • Blairgowrie
  • St Catharine, Blairgowrie
  • Rector: Kenny Rathband
  • NSM: David Cameron
    • Coupar Angus
  • St Anne, Coupar Angus
  • Rector: Kenny Rathband
  • NSM: David Cameron
  • St Michael, Ballintuim
    • Kirriemuir
  • St Mary, Kirriemuir
  • Priest-in-Charge: Robert Harley
    • Forfar
  • St John the Evangelist, Forfar
  • Rector: Elaine Garman
    • Lunan Head
  • St Margaret, Lunanhead
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Aberfoyle
  • St Mary, Aberfoyle
  • Rector: Richard Grosse
    • Callander
  • St Andrew, Callander
  • Rector: Richard Grosse
    • Doune
  • St Modoc, Doune
  • Rector: Alison Peden
    • Dunblane
  • St Mary, Dunblane
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Bridge of Allan
  • St Saviour, Bridge of Allan
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Stirling
  • Holy Trinity, Stirling
  • Rector: Christoph Wutscher
  • Hon. Curate: Graham Willey
    • Alloa
  • St John the Evangelist, Alloa
  • Priest-in-Charge: Vacant
    • Dollar
  • St James the Great, Dollar
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Kinross
  • St Paul, Kinross
  • Rector: David Mackenzie Mills
    • Dunfermline
  • Holy Trinity, Dunfermline
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Dunfermline
  • St Margaret, Rosyth
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Aberdour - All Souls Fife
  • St Columba, Aberdour
  • Priest-in-Charge: Dean Norby
  • NSM: Carol Latimer
    • Burntisland - All Souls Fife
  • St Serf, Burntisland
  • Priest-in-Charge: Dean Norby
  • NSM: Carol Latimer
    • Inverkeithing - All Souls Fife
  • St Peter, Inverkeithing
  • Priest-in-Charge: Dean Norby
  • NSM: Carol Latimer
    • Kirkcaldy
  • St Peter, Kirkcaldy
  • Rector: Christine Fraser
    • Kinghorn
  • SS Mary & Leonard, Kinghorn
  • Rector: Christine Fraser
    • Glenrothes - Central Fife Team Ministry
  • St Luke, Glenrothes
  • Rector: Vacant
  • Curate: Gerry Dillon
    • Leven - Central Fife Team Ministry
  • St Margaret, Leven
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Lochgelly - Central Fife Team Ministry
  • St Finnian, Lochgelly
  • Rector: Vacant
  • NSM: Margaret Dineley
    • Ladybank
  • St Mary, Ladybank
  • Rector: Roy Anetts
  • Hon. Curate : Jenni Black
    • Cupar
  • St James the Great, Cupar
  • Rector: Roy Anetts
  • Hon. Curate : Jenni Black
    • Newport-On-Tay
  • St Mary, Newport-on-Tay
  • Rector: Vacant
    • Tayport
  • St Margaret of Scotland, Tayport
  • Rector: Vacant
    • St Andrews
  • St Andrew, St Andrews
  • Rector: Trevor Hart
  • NSM: Richard Evans
    • St Andrews
  • All Saints, St Andrews
  • Rector: Alasdair Coles
  • NSM: Ian Michael
  • Hon. Curate: David Day
  • Hon. Curate: Malcolm Aldcroft
  • Hon. Curate: Gareth Saunders
    • Elie and Earlsferry
  • St Michael & All Angels, Elie
  • Rector: Samantha Ferguson
    • Pittenweem
  • St John the Evangelist, Pittenweem
  • Rector: Samantha Ferguson

    • Closed churches