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, 1215
Nicholas, 1226
Gilbert, 1260-1263 (later Bishop of Hamar
Peter, 1269-1270
Sigurd, 1295
William Johnson, 1360
William Wood, x 1372
William de Buchan, 1369 x 1372-1372 x 1383
John Fule, 1372
Walter de Buchan, 1383-1391
Adam Easton, 1381 x 1385-1391 x 1396
William de Lance, 1383
Angus de Kirkness (Kerlues, Birknes), 1396-1429 x 1430
David de Craigie (Cragy), 1420
Malise de Tulloch, 1430-1445
David Tulloch, 1457
Thomas Tulloch, 1457
John Sinclair, 1484-1484 x 1501
James Sinclair, 1484
William Turnbull, 1485-1487
Henry Phankouth, 1501-1529.
Mawnys Herwood, 1502
Malcolm Halcro, 1529-1554
Thomas Cheyne, 1572, 1584-1586
William Hay, 1584-1628
Alexander Cheyne, 1592
John Mitchell, 1629
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