Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway

Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway
Diocese of Galloway
Dioecesis Candidae Casae o Gallovidianus
Location
Country Scotland
Territory Covers the council areas of Dumfries and Galloway, South Ayrshire, most of East Ayrshire and mainland North Ayrshire
Ecclesiastical province St Andrews and Edinburgh
Metropolitan St Andrews and Edinburgh
Coordinates 55°26′55″N 4°37′49″W / 55.44868°N 4.63039°W / 55.44868; -4.63039Coordinates: 55°26′55″N 4°37′49″W / 55.44868°N 4.63039°W / 55.44868; -4.63039
Statistics
Area 9,332 km2 (3,603 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
493,000
42,000 (8.5%)
Parishes 45
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 4 March 1878
Cathedral St Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr
Secular priests 46
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop John Cunningham
Metropolitan Archbishop Keith O'Brien
Vicars General
  • Joseph V Boyd
  • William McFadden
Emeritus Bishops Maurice Taylor
Website
www.gallowaydiocese.org.uk

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway (Latin Dioecesis Candidae Casae o Gallovidianus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. The diocese of Galloway had broken allegiance with Rome in 1560, and disappeared in 1689. It was resurrected by the Roman Catholic Church on March 4, 1878, and is now based in the town of Ayr.

The present bishop of the diocese is the Right Reverend John Cunningham.

Past and present ordinaries

Main article: Bishop of Galloway

The following is a list of the modern Bishops of Galloway:[1]

  • John McLachlan (appointed 22 March 1878 – died 16 January 1893)
  • William Turner (appointed 16 June 1893 – died 19 January 1914)
  • James William McCarthy (appointed 25 May 1914 – died 24 December 1943)
  • William Henry Mellon (succeeded 24 December 1943 – died 2 February 1952)
  • Joseph Michael McGee (appointed 19 July 1952 – retired 4 April 1981)
  • Maurice Taylor (appointed 4 April 1981 – retired 7 April 2004)
  • John Cunningham (current bishop, appointed 7 April 2004)

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Galloway at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 5 October 2010.

External links

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 

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