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Encyclopedia > Bishop of Galloway

The Bishop of Galloway is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.


The diocese covers an area of 9,332 kmē. The see is in the town of Ayr where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd which was built in 1957.


The diocese was erected on 4 March 1878 from the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District. The church of Saint Andrew in Dumfries served as pro_cathedral until it was destroyed by a fire in May 1961 and the seat moved to Ayr in 1962. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Cunningham, the 7th Bishop of Galloway.




List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway, Scotland

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)



Tenure Incumbent Notes
22 March 1878 to 16 January 1893 John McLachlan Priest; ordained 23 May 1878; died in office
16 June 1893 to 19 January 1914 William Turner Priest; ordained 25 July 1893; died in office
25 May 1914 to 24 December 1943 James William McCarthy Priest; ordained 9 June 1914; died in office
24 December 1943 to 2 February 1952 William Henry Mellon Coadjutor Bishop of Galloway; died in office
19 July 1952 to 4 April 1981 Joseph Michael McGee Priest;ordained 11 November 1952; retired
4 April 1981 to 7 April 2004 Maurice Taylor Priest; ordained 9 June 1981; retired
7 April 2004 to present John Cunningham Priest; ordained 28 May 2004




Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Great Britain
England and Wales
    Archdioceses Dioceses
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    Westminster Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham
    Birmingham Clifton | Shrewsbury
    Cardiff Menevia | Wrexham
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Scotland
    Glasgow Motherwell | Paisley
    Saint Andrews & Edinburgh Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway
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  • Lists of office-holders

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