The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns. The deaneries of Farines and Rhinns had been combined by the 16th century. List of bishops See Bishop of Galloway List of archdeacons See Archdeacon of Galloway List of cathedral priors See Prior of Whithorn List of known rural deans Early known rural deans Mac Bethad or Máel Bethad, fl. 1165 x 1174 James, 1185 x 1197 List of known deans of Desnes Matthew, 1200 x 1209-1209 x 1222 Thomas, fl. 1250 John Wallace, fl. 1331 Herbert Dunn, fl. 1529. List of known deans of Farines William, fl. 1200 x 1209 S.[...], fl. 1254-1257 List of known deans of Rhinns Gilbert, fl. 1200 x 1209 List of known deans of Farines and Rhinns John MacCraken, fl. 1538-1552 Michael Hawthorn, fl. 1559 List of civil parishes Anwoth Balmaclellan Balmaghie Balnacross Borgue Buittle Clayshant Colmonell Colvend Crossmichael Cruggleton Dalry Dunrod Galtway Gelston Girthon Glasserton Glenluce Inch Kells Kelton Kirkandrews Kirkbean Kirkbride aka Blaiket Kirkchrist Kirkcolm Kirkcormack Kirkcowan Kirkcudbright Kirkdale Kirkgunzeon Kirkinner Kirkmabreck Kirkmadrine Kirkmaiden Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Irongray Leswalt Lochrutton Longcastle Minigaff Mochrum New Abbey aka Kinderloch Parton Penninghame Portpatrick Rerrick Senwick Sorbie Soulseat Southwick Stoneykirk Terregles Tongland Toskerton Troqueer Twynholm Urr Whithorn (Cathedral) Wigtown Notes Bibliography Watt, D.E.R., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969), pp. 138–9 History of Galloway Galloway Christianity in Dumfries and Galloway 1128 establishments in Scotland 1689 disestablishments in Scotland