Former Diocese of

Sodor

Scotland Scotland

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Sodor / Sudr Islands (English) / The Isles / Sodoren(sis) (Latin)

Suppressed

Notes: Seat moved to Iona in 1387

History

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Sodor (Roman Rite)

Bishop Thomas Stanley
(1555.06.21 – 1568?)

Died:1568?

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1555.06.21 – 1568?)

Bishop Patrick Maclean
(1547 – 1552)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1547 – 1552)

Bishop John Hay
(1547 – 1547)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1547 – 1547)

Bishop Roderick MacAllister
(1545 – 1546)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1545 – 1546)

Bishop Roderick Maclean
(1544 – 1552)

Born:1500? (Scotland)
Consecrated Bishop:1552
Died:1553 († 53)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1544 – 1552)

Bishop Ferchar MacEachan
(1528 – 1544)

Died:1546

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1528 – 1544)

Bishop John Campbell
(1514 – 1532)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1514 – 1532)

Bishop George Hepburn
(1510 – 1513.09.09)

Died:1513.09.09

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1510 – 1513.09.09)

Bishop John Campbell
(1487 – 1490)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1487 – 1490)

Bishop Angus
(1472 – 1479)

Died:1480

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1472 – 1479)

Bishop John Hectoris MacGilleon
(1441 – 1467)

Died:1472

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1441 – 1467)

Bishop Angus
(1426 – 1437)

Died:1441

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1426 – 1437)

Bishop Richard Payl, O.P.
(1410.05.30 – 1421)

Died:1433?

Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland) (1407.12.30 – 1410.05.30)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1410.05.30 – 1421)

Bishop of Man (Isle of Man) (1410.05.30 – 1433?)

Archbishop Michael, O.F.M.
(1387.07.15 – 1409)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cashel (Ireland) (1382.10.22 – 1387.07.15)

Archbishop-Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1387.07.15 – 1409)

Bishop John Dongan, O.S.B.
(1374 – 1387)

Born: (Isle of Man)
Died:1413

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1374 – 1387)

Bishop of Man (Isle of Man) (1387 – 1391)

Bishop of Derry (Northern Ireland) (1391 – 1394.09.16)

Bishop of Down (Northern Ireland) (1394.09.16 – 1413)

Bishop William Russell
(1349 – 1374.04.21)

Died:1374.04.21 (Westmorland, England)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1349 – 1374.04.21)

Bishop Thomas de Rossy
(1331 – 1348.09.20)

Consecrated Bishop:1331.06.10
Died:1348.09.20

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1331 – 1348.09.20)

Fr. Cormac Cormacii
(1331 – 1331 not possessed)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1331 – 1331 not possessed)

Bishop Bernard of Kilwinning
(1327? – 1331?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1327? – 1331?)

Bishop Gilbert Maclellan
(1324? – 1327?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1324? – 1327?)

Bishop Alan
(1303? – 1322)

Died:1322

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1303? – 1322)

Bishop Mark
(1275 – 1303)

Died:1303

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1275 – 1303)

Fr. Gilbert
(1275 – 1275 not possessed)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1275 – 1275 not possessed)

Bishop Richard de Natherton
(1253 – 1275)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1253 – 1275)

Fr. Laurence
(1248 – 1248 not possessed)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1248 – 1248 not possessed)

Bishop Simon
(1226 – 1248)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1226 – 1248)

Bishop John
(1224? – 1226)

Died:1226

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1224? – 1226)

Bishop Nicholas de Meaux
(1219? – 1224?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1219? – 1224?)

Bishop Reginald
(1217? – ?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1217? – ?)

Bishop Nicholas
(1203? – 1217)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1203? – 1217)

Bishop Michael
(1194? – 1203)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1194? – 1203)

Bishop Christian
(1170? – 1194?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1170? – 1194?)

Bishop Reginald
(1166? – 1170?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1166? – 1170?)

Bishop Gamaliel
(1154 – 1166?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1154 – 1166?)

Fr. John
(1152? – 1154? not possessed)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1152? – 1154? not possessed)

Fr. Nicholas
(1148? – 1152? not possessed)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1148? – 1152? not possessed)

Bishop Wimund
(1134 – 1148?)

Bishop of Sodor (Scotland) (1134 – 1148?)

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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