Diocese of Argyll (historic)

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The historic Diocese of Argyll was a medieval Scottish ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering much of the western Highlands and islands, centered on Lismore and overseen by a bishop of the pre-Reformation Catholic Church.

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Diocese of Argyll (historic) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval Catholic diocese
pre-Reformation Scottish diocese
associatedWith Gaelic-speaking population
borderedBy Diocese of Dunkeld
Diocese of Glasgow
Diocese of Moray
Diocese of the Isles
category Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Scotland
Medieval dioceses of Scotland
cathedral Cathedral of Lismore
linked to: Lismore Cathedral
centralIsland Lismore
churchStatus pre-Reformation
clergyTitle Bishop of Argyll
country Kingdom of Scotland
coveredTerritory much of Argyll
parts of the western Highlands
various Hebridean islands
denomination Latin Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of St Andrews
episcopalSee Lismore
established 13th century
establishedBy division of the Diocese of Dunkeld
governedBy Bishop of Argyll
hasCathedralStatusAt Lismore Cathedral
hierarchicalLevel suffragan diocese
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalReligion Catholic Church in Scotland
jurisdictionType diocese
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Argyll
Inner Hebrides
western Highlands of Scotland
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of St Andrews
partOf medieval Church in Scotland
primaryLanguageOfFaithful Scottish Gaelic
region western seaboard of Scotland
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rite Roman Rite
seeCity Lismore
splitFrom Diocese of Dunkeld
status defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction
successorJurisdiction Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (Scottish Episcopal Church)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
suppressed 16th century
suppressedBy Scottish Reformation

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Kilchattan partOf Diocese of Argyll (historic)