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Scottish Episcopal Church Dioceses

The Scottish Episcopal Church is composed of seven historic dioceses, each with its own bishop. Click the diocese titles below for more information about each.

{Diocesan shield} The Diocese of Brechin
Bishop: The Rt Rev Dr Nigel Peyton
The Diocese of Brechin is in the east of Scotland, and is the smallest of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the City of Dundee, Angus and southern Aberdeenshire. It stretches from Muchalls in the north east down to Dundee in the south, and across to Glencarse in the south west.
Unit 14, Prospect iii,  Technology Park, Gemini Crescent, Dundee,  DD2 ISW,  01382 562244
{Diocesan shield} The Diocese of Edinburgh
Bishop: The Rt Rev Dr John Armes
From its northern edge along the Firth of Forth, the Diocese of Edinburgh covers the whole of the Lothians, Falkirk and the Scottish Borders down to its southern boundary along the English border.
21a Grosvenor Crescent,  Edinburgh,  EH12 5EL,  0131 5387033
{Diocesan shield} The United Diocese of Aberdeen & Orkney
Bishop: Bishop Rt Rev Dr Robert Gillies
The Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney is in the north-east of Scotland and comprises the City of Aberdeen, most of Aberdeenshire, a small part of Moray, and the Shetland Isles, and the ancient Diocese of Orkney, founded in 1035.
St Clement's Church House,  Mastrick Drive, Aberdeen,  AB16 6UF,  01224 662247
{Diocesan shield} The United Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
Bishop: The Rt Rev Kevin Pearson
Argyll & the Isles is the largest of the Scottish Episcopal dioceses in terms of geography. The Diocese takes in the mainland of Argyll, and stretches from the northern tip of Lewis to the Mull of Kintyre, encompassing the Hebrides, Skye, Mull, and Iona, and many smaller islands in the north. It also covers Bute, Arran and Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde.
St Moluag's Diocesan Centre,  Croft Avenue, Oban,  PA34 5JJ,  01631 570870
{Diocesan shield} The United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway
Bishop: Rt Rev Dr Gregor Duncan
Centered on Glasgow, the United Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway covers south west Scotland. It takes in the counties of Wigtonshire, Kirkcudbright and Dumfriesshire (the ancient Diocese of Galloway) and of Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire and West Stirlingshire south of the River Forth (the ancient diocese of Glasgow).
5 St Vincent Place,  Glasgow,  G1 2DH,  0141 2216911
{Diocesan shield} The United Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness
Bishop: The Rt Rev Mark Strange
The Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness covers Caithness and Sutherland (the old Diocese of Caithness), mainland Ross and Cromarty (the old Diocese of Ross), and mainland Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire (the old Diocese of Moray).
Diocesan Office,  St Duthac Centre, St John's Arpafeelie ,  IV1 3XD,  01463 811333
{Diocesan shield} The United Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
Bishop: The Most Rev David Chillingworth
The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane encompasses Fife, Perth and Kinross, Clackmannanshire, and eastern and central Stirling (western Stirling is in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway).
28a Balhousie Street,  Perth,  PH1 5HJ,  01738 443173


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