# Prior of Whithorn

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The '''Prior of Whithorn''' was the head of the monastic community at [Whithorn Priory](/source/Whithorn_Priory), attached to the [bishopric of Galloway](/source/Bishop_of_Galloway) at [Whithorn](/source/Whithorn). It was originally an [Augustinian](/source/Augustinians) establishment, but became [Premonstratensian](/source/Premonstratensians) by the time of the second or third known prior. As most of the priors of Whithorn appear to be native [Galwegian](/source/Galwegian_Gaelic) [Gaels](/source/Gaels), it would appear that most priors before the 16th century at least were drawn from region, something unusual in medieval Scotland. The following is a list of abbots and commendators.

==List of priors of Whithorn==

* Edanus (Adam or Áedan), 1154 x 1161
* William (?), 1172x1178<ref>Named in the ''St Andrews Liber'' as "prior de Galuueia"; may have been the first [Premonstratensian](/source/Premonstratensians) prior, but alternatively may have been the [Abbot of Soulseat](/source/Abbot_of_Soulseat) or the [Prior of St Mary's Isle](/source/Prior_of_St_Mary's_Isle).</ref>
* Michael, 1200 x 1209.
* Malcolm, 1209 x 1226
* Paul, 1217 x 1235
* Duncan, 1235
* Gregory, 1235 x1253
* Duncan, 1273
* Dungal, 1279
* Thomas, 1287
* John, 1293 -1294
* Maurice, 1296
* [Michael MacKenlagh](/source/Michael_MacKenlagh) (or de Makenlagh), 1355<ref>Became [Bishop of Galloway](/source/Bishop_of_Galloway).</ref>
* Gilbert, 1382-1413
* Thomas "Macilhachnisi" ("Makillehachuyfy"), 1413 -1431
* James Cameron, 1446<ref>Became [Abbot of Holyrood](/source/Abbot_of_Holyrood).</ref>
* William Douglas, 1447-1467 x 1468
* Fergus MacDowell, 1466-1470
* David Ralston, 1468
* David Lindsay, 1470
* Roger, 1473
* Patrick Vaus, 1474 -1503
* Patrick McCathroge [MacCaffrey?], x 1477
* Thomas Adunnale, 1470s
* Henry MacDowell, 1503-1514 x 1516

==List of commendators==

* [Alexander Stewart de Pitcairne](/source/Alexander_Stewart_de_Pitcairne), 1516-1518
* Silvio Passarini, 1516-1526
* [Gavin Dunbar](/source/Gavin_Dunbar_(archbishop)), 1518-1524<ref>Became [Archbishop of Glasgow](/source/Archbishop_of_Glasgow).</ref>
* William Dick, 1520
* John Maxwell, 1524<ref>Also [Abbot of Dundrennan](/source/Abbot_of_Dundrennan).</ref>
* Ninian Fleming, 1524-1537 x 1539
* Abraham Vaus, 1532
* Malcolm Fleming, 1539-1568
* Robert Stewart, 1568-1581 x 1582<ref>Illegitimate son of King [James V of Scotland](/source/James_V_of_Scotland); not the same man as was previously [Abbot of Holyrood](/source/Abbot_of_Holyrood) (1539-1568).</ref>
* William Fleming, 1568-1594
* [Patrick Stewart](/source/Patrick_Stewart%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Orkney), 1582-1605
* [Gavin Hamilton](/source/Gavin_Hamilton_(bishop)), 1605-1612<ref>Also Bishop of Galloway, [Commendator of Dundrennan](/source/Commendator_of_Dundrennan) and [Commendator of Glenluce](/source/Commendator_of_Glenluce).</ref>

==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
* Donaldson, Gordon, "The Bishops and Priors of Whithorn", in ''Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History & Antiquarians Society: Transactions and Journal of Proceedings'', Third Series, vol. 27 (1950), pp.&nbsp;127–54 
* [Dowden, John](/source/John_Dowden), ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
* Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), ''The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries'', The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp.&nbsp;216–20

==See also==
* [Whithorn Priory](/source/Whithorn_Priory)
* [Bishop of Galloway](/source/Bishop_of_Galloway)

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