The Archdeacon of Shetland was the head of the Archdeaconry of Shetland, a sub-division of the Diocese of Orkney in Scotland This archeacon was one of the two archdeacons of the diocese, the other being the Archdeacon of Orkney. Next to the bishop, the Archdeacon of Shetland was the senior ecclesiastic in the diocese.
List of known archdeacons of Shetland
Andrew, 1215Nicholas, 1226Gilbert, 1260-1263 (later Bishop of HamarPeter, 1269-1270Sigurd, 1295William Johnson, 1360William Wood, x 1372William de Buchan, 1369 x 1372-1372 x 1383John Fule, 1372Walter de Buchan, 1383-1391Adam Easton, 1381 x 1385-1391 x 1396William de Lance, 1383Angus de Kirkness (Kerlues, Birknes), 1396-1429 x 1430David de Craigie (Cragy), 1420Malise de Tulloch, 1430-1445David Tulloch, 1457Thomas Tulloch, 1457John Sinclair, 1484-1484 x 1501James Sinclair, 1484William Turnbull, 1485-1487Henry Phankouth, 1501-1529.Mawnys Herwood, 1502Malcolm Halcro, 1529-1554Thomas Cheyne, 1572, 1584-1586William Hay, 1584-1628Alexander Cheyne, 1592John Mitchell, 1629Archdeacon of Shetland Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
