# 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, part of the Anglican Communion. It is centred on St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, and covers Fife, Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, and eastern and central Stirlingshire (western Stirlingshire is in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway). The current Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is 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 1472. 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 (population 155,000), the Forfar and Kirriemuir areas of Angus (population 30,500), Clackmannanshire (population 51,000), Kinross-shire (population 11,500), Fife (population 365,000), and central Stirlingshire (population 90,000).
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 47 churches and 24 stipendiary clergy.
Last fully updated 28 October 2021.
| Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy |
| Killin (St Fillan) | St Fillan, Killin | | Rector: Genevieve Evans |
| Lochearnhead (St Angus) | St Angus, Lochearnhead | | Rector: Genevieve Evans |
| Comrie (St Serf) | St Serf, Comrie | | Rector: Genevieve Evans |
| Crieff (St Columba) | St Columba, Crieff | | Rector: Genevieve Evans |
| Auchterarder (St Kessog) | St Kessog, Auchterarder | | Priest-in-Charge: Tracy Dowling |
| Muthill (St James) | St James, Muthill | | Priest-in-Charge: Tracy Dowling |
| Kilmaveonaig (St Adamnan) | St Adamnan, Kilmaveonaig | | Rector: Liz Baker |
| Kinloch Rannoch (All Saints) | All Saints, Kinloch Rannoch | | Rector: Liz Baker |
| Strathtay (St Andrew) | St Andrew, Strathtay | | Rector: Liz Baker |
| Pitlochry (Holy Trinity) | Holy Trinity, Pitlochry | | Rector: Liz Baker |
| Dunkeld (St Mary) with Birnam | St Mary, Birnam | | Priest in Charge: Lesley-Ann Craddock |
| Stanley (St Columba) | St Columba, Stanley | | Rector: Carrie Applegath |
| Perth (Cathedral of St Ninian) | St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth | | Provost: vacant Hon Curate Celia Matthews Hon Curate Richard Sutton |
| Perth (St John the Baptist) | St John the Baptist, Perth | | Rector: Graham Taylor Curate: Annie Hughes |
| Alyth (St Ninian) | St Ninian, Alyth | Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine | Rector: Kim Lafferty NSM: David Cameron NSM Janice Cameron |
| Ballintuim (St Michael and All Angels) | St Michael, Ballintuim | Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine | Rector: Kim Lafferty NSM: David Cameron NSM Janice Cameron |
| Blairgowrie (St Catherine) | St Catharine, Blairgowrie | Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine | Rector: Kim Lafferty NSM: David Cameron NSM Janice Cameron |
| Coupar Angus (St Anne) | St Anne, Coupar Angus | Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine | Rector: Kim Lafferty NSM: David Cameron NSM Janice Cameron |
| Kirriemuir (St Mary) | St Mary, Kirriemuir | | Priest-in-Charge: Vacancy |
| Forfar (St John the Evangelist) | St John the Evangelist, Forfar | | Rector: Elaine Garman |
| Lunan Head (St Margaret) | St Margaret, Lunanhead | | Rector: Elaine Garman |
| Aberfoyle (St Mary) | St Mary, Aberfoyle | | Rector: Jonathan D Connell |
| Callander (St Andrew) | St Andrew, Callander | | Rector: Jonathan D Connell |
| Doune (St Modoc) | St Modoc, Doune | | Rector: Alison Peden |
| Dunblane (St Mary) | St Mary, Dunblane | | Rector: Nerys Brown Hon Curate: Jeanette Allan Hon Curate: Moira Jamieson Hon Curate: Peter Potter |
| Bridge of Allan (St Saviour) | St Saviour, Bridge of Allan | | Rector: Jo Mulliner |
| Stirling (Holy Trinity) | Holy Trinity, Stirling | | Rector: Christoph Wutscher |
| Alloa (St John the Evangelist) | St John the Evangelist, Alloa | | Priest-in-Charge: Vacant |
| Dollar (St James the Great) | St James the Great, Dollar | | Rector: Christopher Lowdon |
| Kinross (St Paul) | St Paul, Kinross | | Rector: David Mackenzie Mills |
| Dunfermline (Holy Trinity) | Holy Trinity, Dunfermline | | Rector: Vacant |
| Dunfermline (Holy Trinity) | St Margaret, Rosyth | | Rector: Vacant |
| Aberdour (St Columba) - All Souls Fife | St Columba, Aberdour | | Priest-in-Charge: Dean Norby NSM: Carol Latimer |
| Burntisland (St Serf) - All Souls Fife | St Serf, Burntisland | | Priest-in-Charge: Dean Norby NSM: Carol Latimer |
| Inverkeithing (St Peter) - All Souls Fife | St Peter, Inverkeithing | | Priest-in-Charge: Dean Norby NSM: Carol Latimer |
| Kirkcaldy (St Peter) | St Peter, Kirkcaldy | | Rector: Christine Fraser |
| Kinghorn (St Mary and St Leonard) | SS Mary & Leonard, Kinghorn | | Rector: Christine Fraser |
| Leven (St Margaret) - Central Fife Team Ministry | St Margaret, Leven | | Priest in Charge: Bonnie Evans-Hills |
| Glenrothes (St Luke the Evangelist) - Central Fife Team Ministry | St Luke, Glenrothes | | Rector: Gerry Dillon |
| Lochgelly (St Finnian) - Central Fife Team Ministry | St Finnian, Lochgelly | | Rector: Gerry Dillon |
| Ladybank (St Mary) | St Mary, Ladybank | | Rector: Vacant Pastoral Care (during vacancy): Bob Gillies Hon. Curate (Cupar): Jenni Black |
| Cupar (St James the Great) | St James the Great, Cupar | | Rector: Vacant Pastoral Care (during vacancy): Bob Gillies Hon. Curate (Cupar): Jenni Black |
| Newport-On-Tay (St Mary) | St Mary, Newport-on-Tay | | Rector: Kathy Barrable |
| Tayport (St Margaret of Scotland) | St Margaret of Scotland, Tayport | | Rector: Kathy Barrable |
| St Andrews (St Andrew) | St Andrew, St Andrews | | Rector: Trevor Hart NSM: Richard Evans |
| St Andrews (All Saints) | All Saints, St Andrews | | Rector: Alasdair Coles NSM: Ian Michael Hon. Curate: David Day Hon. Curate: Malcolm Aldcroft Hon. Curate: Gareth Saunders Hon. Curate Bob Harley Hon. Curate Anne Haselhurst |
| Elie and Earlsferry (St Michael and All Angels) | St Michael & All Angels, Elie | | Rector: Steve Butler |
| Pittenweem (St John the Evangelist) | St John the Evangelist, Pittenweem | | Rector: Steve Butler |

### Closed churches

| Church | Founded | Closed |
| St Margaret, Meigle | 1852 | c. 1952 |
| St Katherine, Newburgh | 1887 | 1987 |
| Holy Spirit, St Fillans | | c. 1989 |