James Scanlan
Roman Catholic | |
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Archdiocese | Glasgow |
Appointed | 29 January 1964 |
Term ended | 23 April 1974 |
Predecessor | Donald Campbell |
Successor | Thomas Winning |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1929 by Francis Bourne |
Consecration | 20 June 1946 by William Godfrey |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 January 1899 |
Died | 25 March 1976 (aged 77) Marylebone, London, England |
Nationality | Scottish |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Dunkeld (1949-1955) Bishop of Motherwell (1955-1964) |
Motto | Latin:Tantum ut Christo fruar |
James Donald Scanlan (24 January 1899 – 25 March 1976) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served first as the Bishop of Dunkeld, then Bishop of Motherwell, and ultimately Archbishop of Glasgow.[1] Born in Glasgow, Scanlan intended to study medicine, but was sent to Sandhurst and served with the Highland Light Infantry. After military service, he earned a law degree from the University of Glasgow before deciding to enter the priesthood. He was ordained in 1929.
Biography
James Donald Scanlan was born at 511 Duke Street in
Scanlan returned to Glasgow in 1920 and graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor of Law degree in 1923. He worked briefly for a law firm before deciding to become a priest. Scanlan studied at
Bishop of Dunkeld
Scanlan was appointed the
Bishop of Motherwell
On 23 May 1955 Bishop Scanlan was
Archbishop of Glasgow
Scanlan was translated again to the Metropolitan see of Glasgow as archbishop on 29 January 1964. Between 1962 and 1965, he attended all the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council.[1]
On the 19th July 1969, the archbishop ceremonially cut the first turf for construction of the new St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice in Clydebank.[6][7]
He retired on 23 April 1974 and assumed the title Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow. He died on 25 March 1976, aged 77.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Archbishop James Donald Scanlan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ Dilworth, Mark. "Scanlan, James Donald (1899–1976), Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
- ^ "James Scanlan Archbishop of Glasgow", University of Glasgow
- ^ "James Donald Scanlan", Scottish Catholic Archives
- ^ a b c "Right Rev. James Scanlan", Diocese of Motherwell
- ^ Archbishop cuts the first turf, The Glasgow Story
- ^ "History", St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice