Fortrose Cathedral
| Fortrose Cathedral | |
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| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Boniface of Fortrose | |
Ruins of the cathedral
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| Coordinates: 57°34′51″N 4°07′50″W / 57.580885°N 4.130495°W | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 1200 |
| Founder(s) | unknown |
| Dedication | Saint Peter |
| Cult(s) present | Curetán ("Boniface") |
| Past bishop(s) | John Lesley |
| Associated people | Euphemia I, Countess of Ross |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Late Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ross |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Ross |
Fortrose Cathedral was the episcopal seat (cathedra) of the medieval Scottish diocese of Ross. It is probable that the original site of the diocese was at Rosemarkie, but by the 13th century the canons had relocated a short distance to the south-west to the site known as Fortrose or Chanonry. According to Gervase of Canterbury, in the early 13th century the cathedral of Ross was manned by Céli Dé (culdees).
The cathedral had twenty-one prebends involving the income of thirty-one churches. After the reconstruction of the cathedral chapter in the 1250s, the bishop of Ross held Nigg and Tarbat, the archdeacon of Ross Fodderty and Killearnan (previously holding Lemlair and Logie Bride too), the dean Ardersier and Kilmuir, the chanter Kinnnettes and Suddy, the treasurer Urquhart and Logiebride ("Logie Wester"), the sub-dean Edderton and Tain (later going to the provost of the collegiate church at Tain), and the sub-chanter Inverferan and Bron (merged later as Urray).
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