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The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th-century cleric named Cormac. However, the first known abbot dates to the 10th century, and it is often assumed that in Scotland in the period before ...
The bishop or eparch of a see, even if he does not also hold a title such as archbishop, metropolitan, major archbishop, patriarch or pope, is the centre of unity for his diocese or eparchy, and, as a member of the College of Bishops, shares in responsibility for governance of the whole church (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 886).
Roger William Gries, OSB (born March 26, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He is one of a few monastic priests to be named a bishop. Gries served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 2001 to 2013.
George Abbot (29 October 1562 – 4 August 1633) [1] [a] was an English bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1611 to 1633. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He also served as the fourth chancellor of the University of Dublin , from 1612 to 1633.
Hugh Gilbert OSB (born 15 March 1952) is an English Catholic Benedictine monk who currently serves as the Bishop of Aberdeen. He previously served as the Abbot of Pluscarden Abbey, of which he is a member, also in Scotland.
Robert Reid (died 1558) was Abbot of Kinloss, Commendator-prior of Beauly, and Bishop of Orkney.He was born at Aikenhead in Clackmannan parish, the son of John Reid (killed at the Battle of Flodden) and Elizabeth Schanwell.
The abbot is chosen by the monks from among the fully professed monks. Once chosen, he must request blessing: the blessing of an abbot is celebrated by the bishop in whose diocese the monastery is or, with his permission, another abbot or bishop.
In January 1872, Marty was elected as its first abbot. The investiture ceremony in May 1872 was conducted by Bishop Jacques-Maurice de Saint Palais and Abbot Boniface Wimmer. In 1875, Marty instituted a change in the devotional practice of the St. Meinrad Abbey, substituting the Roman Breviary for the Benedictine Breviary.