Clement of Dunblane

Roman Catholic bishop; Dominican friar · Religious Figures · Died 1258

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Effigy of bishop of Dunblane, identified as Clement[1]

Modern artist's depiction of the building of Dunblane Cathedral, supervised by Bishop Clement

Figure of Bishop Clement in Dunblane Cathedral

(Modern) Dunblane Cathedral, the seat (cathedra) of Bishop Clement, which he was responsible for rebuilding

A chalk lithographic sketch of Dunblane Cathedral published in 1821, a half century before the reconstruction of the cathedral

About this person

Clement was a 13th-century friar who was the first member of the Dominican Order in Britain and Ireland to become a bishop. In 1233, he was selected to lead the ailing diocese of Dunblane in Scotland, and faced a struggle to bring the bishopric of Dunblane to financial viability. This involved many negotiations with the powerful religious institutions and secular authorities which had acquired control of the revenue that would normally have been the entitlement of Clement's bishopric. The negotiations proved difficult, forcing Clement to visit the papal court in Rome. While not achieving all of his aims, Clement succeeded in saving the bishopric from relocation to Inchaffray Abbey. He also regained enough revenue to begin work on the new Dunblane Cathedral.