 Abbot of Kelso

The Abbot of Kelso (later Commendator of Kelso) was the head of the Tironensian monastic community at Kelso Abbey in the Scottish Borders.Originally, he was the Abbot of Selkirk, because from its foundation in 1113 by David, Prince of the Cumbrians (1113–1124) until it was moved to Kelso by David (then King of Scots, 1124–1153) and John, bishop of Glasgow in 1127.