▁vac ant , ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁re created ▁as ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁F ife . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁the ▁dioc ese , ▁no ▁longer ▁an ▁arch di oc ese , ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁un ited ▁with ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁D unk eld ▁and ▁Dun bl ane . ▁ ▁The ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁D unk eld ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁begun ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century , ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁reliable ▁date ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁consec r ation ▁of ▁C orm ac ▁as ▁bishop ▁in ▁ 1 1 1 4 . ▁The ▁line ▁of ▁b ish ops ▁continued ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁vac an cies ▁until , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁un ited ▁with ▁St ▁Andrew s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁rev ived ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁D unk eld ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁structures ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁The ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Dun bl ane ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 2 . ▁Its ▁line ▁of ▁b ish ops ▁continued ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁vac an cies ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁un ited ▁with ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁D unk eld ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁ ▁Area ▁and ▁population ▁ ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁covers ▁the ▁historic ▁count ies ▁of ▁Per th shire ▁( pop ulation ▁ 1 5 5 , 0 0 0 ), ▁the ▁For far ▁and ▁Kir ri emu ir ▁areas