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 2013)
520,000
47,700 (9.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 4 March 1878
Cathedral St Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop William Nolan
Metropolitan Archbishop Leo Cushley
Vicar General
  • William McFadden
Emeritus Bishops
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 William Nolan.

Past and present ordinaries

Main article: Bishop of Galloway

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

References

  1. "Diocese of Galloway". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

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

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