Glasgow (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

William Nolan, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 4 March 1878
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Scotland
Region: Great Britain
Square Kilometers: 825 (318 Square Miles)
Description: City of Glasgow, with East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, the districts of Baldernock and East Kilpatrick in Stirlingshire, and the parish of Thornliebank in East Renfrewshire.
Official Web Site: http://www.rcag.org.uk/
Mailing Address: Curial Offices, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow G1 4JY, Scotland, Great Britain
Telephone: (0141)226.5898
Fax: 225.2600

Past and Present Ordinaries

Ranald MacDonald † (13 Feb 1827 Appointed - 20 Sep 1832 Died)
Andrew Scott † (20 Sep 1832 Succeeded - 15 Oct 1845 Resigned)
John Murdoch † (4 Dec 1846 Succeeded - 15 Dec 1865 Died)
John Gray † (15 Dec 1865 Succeeded - 16 Apr 1869 Resigned)
Charles Petre Eyre † (15 Mar 1878 Appointed - 27 Mar 1902 Died)
John Aloysius Maguire † (4 Aug 1902 Appointed - 14 Oct 1920 Died)
Donald Mackintosh † (24 Feb 1922 Appointed - 8 Dec 1943 Died)
Donald Alphonsus Campbell † (6 Jan 1945 Appointed - 22 Jul 1963 Died)
James Donald Scanlan † (29 Jan 1964 Appointed - 23 Apr 1974 Retired)
Thomas Joseph Winning † (23 Apr 1974 Appointed - 17 Jun 2001 Died)
Mario Joseph Conti † (15 Jan 2002 Appointed - 24 Jul 2012 Retired)
Philip Tartaglia † (24 Jul 2012 Appointed - 13 Jan 2021 Died)
William Nolan (4 Feb 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Western District
13 February 1827	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District (erected)
4 March 1878	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District	Diocese of Galloway (erected)
Archdiocese of Glasgow
4 March 1878	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District	Archdiocese of Glasgow
25 May 1947	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Glasgow (Renfrewshire except Thornliebank)	Diocese of Paisley (erected)
25 May 1947	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Glasgow (Lanarkshire except Tollcross)	Diocese of Motherwell (erected)
25 May 1947	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Glasgow (Northern part of Ayrshire plus Great and Little Cumbrae)	Diocese of Galloway
25 May 1947	Elevated		Archdiocese of Glasgow (became a Metropolitan)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Glasgow

1950 313,075 1,250,000 25.0% 249 51 300 1,043 58 450 65 ap1951

1970 323,260 1,105,000 29.3% 338 55 393 822 112 372 103 ap1971

1980 293,000 1,039,000 28.2% 263 62 325 901 92 432 111 ap1981

1990 281,100 986,517 28.5% 243 50 293 959 71 341 109 ap1991

1999 233,755 1,012,526 23.1% 214 36 250 935 83 248 107 ap2000

2000 223,534 900,000 24.8% 205 40 245 912 93 219 106 ap2001

2001 217,002 900,000 24.1% 198 45 243 893 100 201 106 ap2002

2002 214,615 900,000 23.8% 197 45 242 886 69 201 106 ap2003

2003 224,344 779,490 28.8% 186 42 228 983 68 184 106 ap2007

2013 196,200 827,000 23.7% 144 45 189 1,038 15 56 169 93 ap2014

2016 215,000 810,000 26.5% 127 41 168 1,279 16 55 151 90 ap2017

2019 216,200 815,000 26.5% 123 40 163 1,326 15 51 147 89 ap2020

2021 218,170 822,300 26.5% 114 39 153 1,425 16 50 137 89 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Glasgow
1950	313,075	1,250,000	25.0%	249	51	300	1,043		58	450	65	ap1951
1970	323,260	1,105,000	29.3%	338	55	393	822		112	372	103	ap1971
1980	293,000	1,039,000	28.2%	263	62	325	901		92	432	111	ap1981
1990	281,100	986,517	28.5%	243	50	293	959		71	341	109	ap1991
1999	233,755	1,012,526	23.1%	214	36	250	935		83	248	107	ap2000
2000	223,534	900,000	24.8%	205	40	245	912		93	219	106	ap2001
2001	217,002	900,000	24.1%	198	45	243	893		100	201	106	ap2002
2002	214,615	900,000	23.8%	197	45	242	886		69	201	106	ap2003
2003	224,344	779,490	28.8%	186	42	228	983		68	184	106	ap2007
2013	196,200	827,000	23.7%	144	45	189	1,038	15	56	169	93	ap2014
2016	215,000	810,000	26.5%	127	41	168	1,279	16	55	151	90	ap2017
2019	216,200	815,000	26.5%	123	40	163	1,326	15	51	147	89	ap2020
2021	218,170	822,300	26.5%	114	39	153	1,425	16	50	137	89	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M. †
James Black † (Priest: 27 Jun 1920 to 28 Feb 1948)
Donald Alphonsus Campbell † (Archbishop: 6 Jan 1945 to 22 Jul 1963)
John William Campling, M.H.M. †
Martin James Chambers †
Mario Joseph Conti † (Archbishop: 15 Jan 2002 to 24 Jul 2012)
John Cunningham †
Joseph Devine † (Priest: 29 Jun 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 May 1977 to 13 May 1983)
Edward Wilson Douglas † (Priest: 1 May 1924 to 7 Feb 1948)
Charles Petre Eyre † (Apostolic Administrator: 16 Apr 1869; Archbishop: 15 Mar 1878 to 27 Mar 1902)
Michael Foylan †
Norman Joseph Gallagher †
Richard Gilmour †
Henry Grey Graham † (Priest: 22 Dec 1906 to 30 Aug 1917)
Kenneth Grant † (Priest: 24 Apr 1927 to 15 Dec 1945)
John Gray † (Deacon: 10 Apr 1841; Priest: 1 May 1841; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 6 May 1862; Vicar Apostolic: 15 Dec 1865 to 16 Apr 1869)
Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. †
William Andrew Hart † (Priest: 25 May 1929 to 27 May 1955)
James Lynch, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 31 Aug 1866 to 13 Apr 1869)
Angus MacDonald † (Priest: 7 Jul 1872 to 22 Mar 1878)
Hugh MacDonald, C.SS.R. † (Priest: 21 Sep 1867 to 15 Aug 1871)
Ranald MacDonald † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Feb 1827 to 20 Sep 1832)
Angus MacFarlane † (Priest: 26 Apr 1868 to 21 Feb 1901)
Donald Mackintosh † (Priest: 1 Nov 1900; Archbishop: 24 Feb 1922 to 8 Dec 1943)
Donald Aloysius Mackintosh † (Priest: 31 May 1871; Coadjutor Archbishop: 11 Jun 1912 to 8 Oct 1919)
Edward Joseph Maginn †
John Aloysius Maguire † (Priest: 27 Mar 1875; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 1894; Archbishop: 4 Aug 1902 to 14 Oct 1920)
Donald Martin †
James William McCarthy † (Priest: 4 May 1879 to 25 May 1914)
Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, O.S.B. †
Stephen McGill, P.S.S. † (Priest: 29 Jun 1936 to Oct 1936)
John McLachlan † (Priest: 16 Mar 1850 to 22 Mar 1878)
John Aloysius Mone † (Priest: 12 Jun 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Apr 1984 to 8 Mar 1988)
John Murdoch † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 4 Jun 1833; Vicar Apostolic: 4 Dec 1846 to 15 Dec 1865)
Charles McDonald Renfrew † (Priest: 4 Apr 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 May 1977 to 27 Feb 1992)
James Donald Scanlan † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1964 to 23 Apr 1974)
Andrew Scott † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 13 Feb 1827; Vicar Apostolic: 20 Sep 1832 to 15 Oct 1845)
Alexander Smith † (Priest: 2 Feb 1836; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jul 1847 to 15 Jun 1861)
George John Smith † (Priest: 17 Dec 1864 to 31 Dec 1892)
Philip Tartaglia † (Priest: 30 Jun 1975 to 13 Sep 2005; Archbishop: 24 Jul 2012 to 13 Jan 2021)
Maurice Taylor †
John Toner † (Priest: 25 Mar 1882 to 8 Sep 1914)
James Ward † (Priest: 29 Jun 1929; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jul 1960 to 21 Oct 1973)
Thomas Joseph Winning † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Oct 1971; Archbishop: 23 Apr 1974 to 17 Jun 2001)
Roderick Wright † (Deacon: Aug 1963; Priest: 29 Jun 1964 to 12 Aug 1974)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Western District
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 242
Archdiocese of Glasgow
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 39, Page 476, to Page 478

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