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TheBishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of theDiocese ofDunkeld, one of the largest and more important ofScotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recordedbishop is an early 12th-century cleric namedCormac. However, the first knownabbot dates to the 10th century, and it is often assumed that in Scotland in the period before the 12th century, the roles of both bishop and abbot were one and the same. The Bishopric of Dunkeld ceased to exist as a Catholic institution after theScottish Reformation but continued as a royal institution into the 17th century. Thediocese was restored (with a different boundary) byPope Leo XIII on 4 March 1878; it is now based in the city ofDundee.

Dunkeld Abbey was an offshoot of Iona, perhaps founded in the early 9th century, in the reign ofCaustantín mac Fergusa,King of the Picts. It is not clear when its abbots got independence from theAbbots of Iona, but a notable event is the alleged transfer of the relics of Columba to Dunkeld during the reign of the Scoto-Pictish kingCináed mac Ailpín. Its abbots, like many Gaelic abbots of the period, took a strong role in secular affairs, hence the term "lay abbot". The following is a list of known abbots of Dunkeld; the list is not exhaustive.

The Bishopric of Dunkeld was one of the largest in medieval Scotland. However, in 1200, half of its territory was used to create the newBishopric of Argyll.

In 1560 theChurch of Scotland broke its ties with Rome.

The Bishop of Dunkeld is theOrdinary of theCatholicDiocese of Dunkeld in theProvince of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. The diocese covers an area of 9,505 km². Thesee is in theCity of Dundee where the seat is located at theCathedral Church of Saint Andrew. The postReformation diocese was restored byPope Leo XIII on 4 March 1878. The Right ReverendAndrew McKenzie is the 10th bishop of the diocese since its restoration.

(Any dates appearing in italics indicatede facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

• Anglican Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

• Broun, Dauvit, "Dunkeld and the origin of Scottish identity", inInnes Review 48 (1997), pp. 112–124, reprinted inSpes Scotorum: Hope of Scots, eds. Broun and Clancy (1999), pp. 95–111.
• Dowden, John,The Bishops of Scotland, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
• Hudson, Benjamin T., "Kings and Church in Early Scotland", inThe Scottish Historical Review', Vol. 73, (October, 1994), pp. 145–70
• Watt, D.E.R.,Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
• Keith, Robert,An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops, Edinburgh, 1824, pp. 99,100

• Annals of Ulster
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• Dauvit Broun's list of 12th century Scottish Bishops

• Bishops of Dunkeld
• Christianity in Dundee

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