title: Abbot of Soulseat
text: # 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
  