Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen

The Diocese of Aberdeen (Latin: Dioecesis Aberdonensis ), which is based in Aberdeen, is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland.

History

Aberdeen was already in 1131 a bishopric, who went down with the Scottish Reformation in 1577.

On July 23, 1727 Vicariate Apostolic Vicariate Scotland was divided into two: the " Lowland District " and the " Highland District ", on February 13, 1827 Apostolic Vicariate of " Highland District " with the Breve Quanta laetitia was by Leo XII. in " Northern District " renamed. 1855, the areas of Shetland, Orkney and Caithness, the north pole mission were slammed.

Following the restructuring of the Catholic hierarchy in Scotland, Pope Leo XIII. virtue of Zirkumskriptionsbulle Ex supremo Apostolatus the Vicariate " Northern District " on March 4, 1878 the areas Shetland, Orkney and Caithness the dissolved North Pole mission to today's diocese, which was the newly erected Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh assumed to be one of four suffragan dioceses.

There is also the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney to the Scottish Episcopal Church.