Roman Catholic bishop of Argyll and the Isles
Bishopric | |
catholic | |
Incumbent: St Columba's Cathedral, Oban |
The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles is the
The
Cathedral Church of St. Columba
.
On 28 December 2015 Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Brian McGee as bishop.
List of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Argyll and the Isles
Roman Catholic Bishops of Argyll and the Isles | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1878 | 1892 | Angus MacDonald | |
1892 | 1918 | George John Smith
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Appointed bishop on 31 December 1892 and consecrated on 25 April 1893. Died in office on 18 January 1918.[3] |
1919 | 1938 | Donald Martin | Appointed bishop on 2 April 1919 and consecrated on 11 June 1919. Died in office on 6 December 1938.[4] |
1939 | 1945 | Donald Alphonsus Campbell | Appointed bishop on 5 October 1939 and consecrated on 14 December 1939. Translated to Glasgow on 6 January 1945.[5] |
1945 | 1959 | Kenneth Grant | Appointed bishop on 15 December 1945 and consecrated on 27 February 1946. Died in office on 7 September 1959.[6] |
1960 | 1968 | Stephen McGill PSS | Appointed bishop on 4 April 1960 and consecrated on 22 June 1960. Translated to Paisley on 25 July 1968.[7] |
1968 | 1990 | Colin Aloysius MacPherson | Appointed bishop on 2 December 1968 and consecrated on 6 February 1969. Died in office on 24 March 1990.[8] |
1990 | 1996 | Roderick Wright | Appointed bishop on 11 December 1990 and consecrated on 15 January 1991. Resigned on 19 September 1996 and died on 23 May 2005.[9] |
1996 | 1999 | sede vacante | Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles in June 1996 and resigned the post in October 1999.[10]
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1999 | 2008 | Ian Murray | Appointed bishop on 3 November 1999 and consecrated on 7 December 1999. Retired on 16 October 2008.[11]
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2008 | 2014 | Joseph Anthony Toal | Formerly Rector of the Royal Scots College in Salamanca, Spain. Appointed bishop on 16 October 2008 and consecrated on 8 December 2008. Transferred to Motherwell in 2014.[12] |
2015 | present | Brian McGee |
See also
- Bishop of Argyll
- Bishop of the Isles
- Roman Catholicism in Scotland
References
- ^ Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Archbishop Angus MacDonald". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop George John Smith". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Donald Martin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Archbishop Donald Alphonsus Campbell". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Kenneth Grant". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Stephen McGill, P.S.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Colin Aloysius MacPherson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Roderick Wright". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Keith Michael Patrick "Cardinal" O'Brien". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Ian Murray". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 December 2011.