Diocese of Galloway

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Diocese of Galloway

Head	Bishop of Galloway
Archdeacon(s)	Archdeacon of Galloway
Known rural deans	Desnes, Farines, Rhinns
First attestation	9 December 1128
Metropolitan before 1472	Archbishop of York
Metropolitan after 1492	Archbishop of Glasgow
Cathedral	Whithorn Priory
Dedication	Martin of Tours
Native dedication	Ninian (Uinniau, Finnian)
Canons	Premonstratensian canons
Mensal churches	Girthon; Inch; Kirkinner; Rhinns.
Common churches	Borgue; Clayshant; Cruggleton; Gelston; Glasserton; Great Sorbie; Kilcolmkill; Kirkandrews; Kirkdale; Kirkinner; Kirkmaiden; Kirkmichael; Little Sorbie; Longcastle; Mochrum; Toskerton; Whithorn; Wigtown.
Prebendal churches	Kells; Penninghame.
Catholic successor	Resurrected: 1876
Episcopal successor	Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway

The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.

In the Middle Ages, there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns had been combined by the 16th century.