If the foundation charter of the monastery at Scone is reliable, then the Bishopric of Moray was in existence as early as the reign of King Alexander I of Scotland (1107–1124), but was certainly in existence by 1127, when one Gregoir ("Gregorius") is mentioned as "Bishop of Moray" in a charter of king David I of Scotland. The bishopric had its seat () at Elgin and Elgin Cathedral, but was severally at Birnie, Kinneddar and as late as Bishop Andreas de Moravia at Spynie, where the bishops continued to maintain a palace.
If the foundation charter of the monastery at Scone is reliable, then the Bishopric of Moray existed by King Alexander I of Scotland's reign (1107–1124), and was definitely established by 1127 when "Bishop Gregoir" ("Gregorius") appears in a David I charter. The bishopric had its seat () at Elgin and Elgin Cathedral, but also existed separately at Birnie, Kinneddar, and as late as Bishop Andreas de Moravia at Spynie, where the bishops maintained palaces.