Abbot of Soulseat
# Abbot of Soulseat

The Abbot of Soulseat was the head of the Premonstratensian (originally Cistercian) monastic community of Soulseat Abbey in Galloway. The following is a list of abbots and commendators:

## List of Cistercian abbots

* Michael of Bangor, fl. c. 1148

## List of Premonstratensian abbots

* Michael of Bangor
* None of the abbots before 1273 known by name
* John, 1273
* More than a century with no known abbot
* Fionnlagh (Finlay), 1386-1393
* Patrick McChaquhirky, 1452-1458
* Gilbert MacUlnan (MacWilnane), 1458-1464 x 1486
* Patrick MacCulloch 1486
* Quentin Vaus 1493-1527
* David Vaus 1525-1532

## List of commendators

* James Johnstone of Wamphray, 1532-1545/6
* John Johnstone I, 1545-1567
   * Opposed by James Kennedy, 1548, 1555
* John Johnstone II, 1584-1598
* John Kennedy, 1598
* John Johnstone III, 1599
* William Adair, 1601
* John Hamilton, 1612-1630
