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Encyclopedia > Bishop of Motherwell

The Bishop of Motherwell is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell in the Province of Glasgow.


The diocese covers an area of 1,178 kmē. The see is in the town of Motherwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid.


The diocese was erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow and part of the Diocese of Galloway. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Joseph Devine, the 4th Bishop of Motherwell.






List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell, 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
7 February 1948 to 9 February 1954 Edward Wilson Douglas Priest; ordained 21 April 1948; resigned
23 May 1955 to 29 January 1964 James Donald Scanlan Bishop of Dunkeld; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow
8 December 1964 to 14 December 1982 Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson Priest; ordained 24 February 1965; resigned
13 May 1983 to present Joseph Devine Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow



Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Great Britain
England and Wales
    Archdioceses Dioceses
    Liverpool Hallam | Hexham and Newcastle | Lancaster | Leeds | Middlesbrough | Salford
    Westminster Brentwood | East Anglia | Northampton | Nottingham
    Birmingham Clifton | Shrewsbury
    Cardiff Menevia | Wrexham
    Southwark Arundel & Brighton | Plymouth | Portsmouth
Scotland
    Glasgow Motherwell | Paisley
    Saint Andrews & Edinburgh Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway
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See also

  • Lists of office-holders


 

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