Bishop of Motherwell
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The Bishop of Motherwell is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell in the Province of Glasgow.
The diocese covers an area of 1,178 km². The see is in the town of Motherwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid. The Diocese of Motherwell comprises in the city of Glasgow, the parishes of St Benedict and St Clare, Easterhouse; Baillieston and Craigend & Garthamlock; North Lanarkshire (except the parishes of Kilsyth, Condorrat, Croy and Cumbernauld and the area of Auchinloch), and South Lanarkshire
The diocese, along with the Diocese of Paisley, was erected as a Suffragan See by the Apostolic Constitution Maxime interest on 25 May 1947. The new See took part of the Archdiocese of Glasgow (becoming its Suffragan See) and part of the Diocese of Galloway. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Joseph Devine, the fourth Bishop of Motherwell.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell, Scotland
(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7 February 1948 to 9 February 1954 | Edward Wilson Douglas | Priest; ordained 21 April 1948; resigned |
| 23 May 1955 to 29 January 1964 | James Donald Scanlan | Bishop of Dunkeld; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow |
| 8 December 1964 to 14 December 1982 | Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson | Priest; ordained 24 February 1965; resigned |
| 13 May 1983 to present | Joseph Devine | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow |
| Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Scotland | ||
| Archbishops | Bishops | |
| Glasgow | Motherwell | Paisley | |
| Saint Andrews & Edinburgh | Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway | |
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