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Diocese of

Paisley

Scotland Scotland

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Paisley / Pasletan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Glasgow

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (33)

Glasgow (↑), Galloway (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2014.02.08 – ...):Bishop John Keenan (58)Bishop John Keenan (58)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Ordinaries

Bishops of Paisley (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Keenan (58)Bishop John Keenan (58)
(2014.02.08 – ...)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland)
Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Suscepit servum recordatus misericordiæ

Born:1964.12.19 (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordained Priest:1995.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:2014.03.19

Priest of Glasgow (Scotland) (1995.07.09 – 2014.02.08)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland) (2014.02.08 – ...)

Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland (2018.11.07 – ...)

Bishop Philip Tartaglia (later Archbishop)
(2005.09.13 – 2012.07.24)

Da robur fer auxilium

Born:1951.01.11 (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordained Priest:1975.06.30
Consecrated Bishop:2005.11.20
Died:2021.01.13 (Glasgow, Scotland † 70)

Priest of Glasgow (Scotland) (1975.06.30 – 2005.09.13)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland) (2005.09.13 – 2012.07.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow (Scotland) (2012.07.24 – 2021.01.13)

President of Bishops’ Conference of Scotland (2012.11.05 – 2018.11.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Scotland) (2013.02.27 – 2013.07.24)

Died of COVID-19.

Archbishop Mario Joseph Conti
(Apostolic Administrator 2004.10.07 – 2005.09.13)

Bishop John Aloysius Mone
(1988.03.08 – 2004.10.07)

To lead in love

Born:1929.06.22 (Scotland)
Ordained Priest:1952.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:1984.05.14
Died:2016.10.14 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Abercorn (1984.04.24 – 1988.03.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow (Scotland) (1984.04.24 – 1988.03.08)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland) (1988.03.08 – 2004.10.07)

Bishop Stephen McGill, P.S.S.
(1968.07.25 – 1988.03.08)

Per tuas semitas

Born:1912.01.04 (Scotland)
Ordained Priest:1936.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1960.06.22
Died:2005.11.09 († 93)

Bishop of Argyll and The Isles (Scotland) (1960.04.04 – 1968.07.25)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland) (1968.07.25 – 1988.03.08)

Bishop James Black
(1948.02.28 – 1968.03.29)

Prodesse magis quam præesse

Born:1894.06.25 (Scotland)
Ordained Priest:1920.06.27
Consecrated Bishop:1948.04.14
Died:1968.03.29 († 73)

Bishop of Paisley (Scotland) (1948.02.28 – 1968.03.29)

Contact Info

Address: Diocesan Offices, Cathedral Precincts Incle St., Paisley PA1 1HR, Scotland

Phone: (0141)847-6130

Website:

Statistics

Area: 580 km²

Population: 88,600 Catholics (23.8% of 372,800 total) (2021)

Statistics: 33 parishes, 38 priests (diocesan), 7 deacons, 3 seminarians (2021)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Mirin (September 15)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 27

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Last updated on 2023.09.03

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