Dunblane, Scotland, diocese of
Dunblane, Scotland, diocese of
Ancient diocese in Scotland founded c.1155 by King David I; first bishop , Lawrence, 1160 ; it comprised territory bounded on the north by the bishopric of Dunkeld, south by Glasgow and Saint Andrews, east by Dunkeld and Glasgow, west by Saint Andrews. The last pre-Reformation bishop was William Chisholm, 1564 , later Bishop of Vaison, France . The cathedral of Dunblane was erected by David I, 1141 , on the site of Saint Blane ‘s monastery . In style of architecture it is Early Pointed excepting its tower which is Early Norman. At present it is used as the Presbyterian parish church.