- Source: Archdeacon of the Isles
The Archdeacon of the Isles (or Sodor) was the only archdeacon in the diocese of the Isles, acting as a subordinate of the Bishop of the Isles. The number and names of the prebends, if any, associated with the archdeaconry in the later Middle Ages are not known. Before the break-away of the diocese of Man during the Western Schism, the archdeacons held Kirk Andreas as a prebend. The office seems to have fallen into disuse after the time of Alasdair Caimbeul, who received crown presentation to the position in 1592. It was to be revived in 1662.
List of archdeacons of Man
Diarmait (Dermicius), fl. 1180x1190–1217x1219
Lawrence, x1246–1248
Domhnall (Dompnald), fl. 1253 x 1265
Makaboy (Mac Fhiodhbhuidhe?), fl. 1270
A [_], fl. 1302
Cormac, fl. 1320
John Dempster, fl. 1349
Nigel Mauricii, died 1372
List of archdeacons of the Isles
Beoan [mac Eoin] Mac Cholgain (Bean Johannis Macuilquen), 1372–1390/97
Niall Mac Iomhair, 1390–1408
Crisdean Mac Domhnaill Elich, fl. 1408
Gille-Brighde Mac Dughaill, died x 1416
John de Carrick (Eoin a Charraig), provided 1416
Eachann MacGill-Eain, 1416–1441
Andrew of Dunoon, 1441–1456x1457
Niall Mac Cormaig, provided 1455
Aonghas of the Isles, provided 1456
Gilbert Smerles, 1457–1460
James Borthwick, provided 1457
Donnchadh [_], fl. 1462
Crisdean mac Gille-Brighde (Bricii), fl. 1463–1469
Gilbert Wright, fl. 1472
Niall mac Gille-Brighde (MacIlvride, MacYlwryd, Makkikbreid), fl. 1476–1479
Thomas Clerk (Tomas Cleireach), fl. 1500
Thomas Fleming, died 1516
Richard Lawson, 1516–1541x1544
Ruairidh MacGill-Eain (Roderick MacLean), fl. 1544–1548
Gill-Easbaig Mac an Rothaich (Archibald Munro), fl. 1548
Domhnall Mac an Rothaich (Donald Munro), fl 1553–1563x1584
Domhnall Carsuel (Donald Carswell), died 1592
Alasdair Caimbeul (Alexander Campbell), fl. 1592