Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley
Diocese of Paisley Dioecesis Pasletana | ||
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Coordinates 55°50′49″N 4°24′58″W / 55.847°N 4.416°W | | |
| Statistics | ||
| Area | 580 km2 (220 sq mi) | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 381,480 87,940 (23.1%) | |
| Parishes | 33 | |
| Information | ||
| Denomination | Catholic | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church | |
| Rite | Roman Rite | |
| Established | 25 May 1947 | |
| Cathedral | St Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley | |
| Secular priests | 30 | |
| Current leadership | ||
| Pope | Francis | |
| Bishop | John Keenan | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William Nolan | |
| Website | ||
| rcdop.org.uk | ||
The Diocese of Paisley (
In 2004 the Catholic population of the diocese was 79,400 out of a total population of 342,000 (23.2%). By 2016 membership increased to 88,600 (23,8%)[1] out of a total population of 372,800.
The diocese comprises 33 parishes served by 30 priests (2021 figures). The diocese is divided into three deaneries namely St Mirin's Deanery (Renfrewshire), St Mary's Deanery (Inverclyde) and St John's Deanery (East Renfrewshire).[2]
The mother house of the religious society the Jericho Benedictines is in the village of Kilbarchan, near the town of Johnstone within the diocese.
The Diocese is led by the Bishop of Paisley, currently the Right Reverend John Keenan, the fifth bishop of the diocese. The mother church of the diocese and seat of the bishop is St Mirin's Cathedral in the town of Paisley. The motto of the diocese is "For the Good of Souls".[2][3]
60th Anniversary
On 15 September 2008, the
.Papal visit
On 16 September 2010
Bishops
Past and present ordinaries
The following is a list of the Bishops of Paisley:[2]
- James Black (appointed 28 February 1948 – died 29 March 1968)
- Stephen McGill, P.S.S. (appointed 25 July 1968 – retired 8 March 1988)
- John Aloysius Mone (appointed 8 March 1988 – retired 7 October 2004)
- Philip Tartaglia (appointed 13 September 2005 - translated to the Archdiocese of Glasgow 8 September 2012)
- John Keenan (appointed 8 February 2014)
Paisley Diocesan priests elevated to the episcopacy
- John Cunningham, appointed Bishop of Galloway in 2004
- Brian Thomas McGee, appointed Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 2015
References
- ^ Diocese Paisley Statistics
- ^ a b c ".Diocese of Paisley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
- ^ "News | the Scotsman".
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