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{{Short description|Latin Catholic archdiocese in Scotland}}
{{For|the Historic pre-Reformation diocese of the Scottish church|Archdiocese of Glasgow}}
{{For|the Historic pre-Reformation diocese of the Scottish church|Archdiocese of Glasgow}}
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| name = Glasgow
| name = Glasgow
| latin = Archidioecesis Glasguensis
| latin = Archidioecesis Glasguensis
| local = <!-- Name in the native language -->
| local = Sgìre-àrd-easbaig Ghlaschu
| image = Front view of the St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland 16.jpg
| image = Front view of the St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland 16.jpg
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| country = {{flag|Scotland}}
| country = {{flag|Scotland}}
{{flag|United Kingdom}}
{{flag|Holy See}}{{disputed-inline|RfC: Country parameter in the infobox|date=June 2021}}
| metropolitan = Glasgow
| metropolitan = Glasgow
| territory = Most of the city of [[Glasgow]] and the [[Subdivisions of Scotland|council areas]] of [[East Dunbartonshire|East]] and [[West Dunbartonshire]], plus small parts of the council areas of [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]], [[North Lanarkshire|North]] and [[South Lanarkshire]]
| territory = Most of the city of [[Glasgow]] and the [[Subdivisions of Scotland|council areas]] of [[East Dunbartonshire|East]] and [[West Dunbartonshire]], plus small parts of the council areas of [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]], [[North Lanarkshire|North]] and [[South Lanarkshire]]
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| area_km2 = 825
| area_km2 = 825
| population = 815,000
| population = 822,300
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_as_of = 2021
| catholics = 216,200<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dglas.html ]</ref>
| catholics = 218,170<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dglas.html|title = Glasgow (Archdiocese) &#91;Catholic-Hierarchy&#93;}}</ref>
| catholics_percent = 26.5
| catholics_percent = 26.5
| parishes = 89
| parishes = 89
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| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| denomination = [[Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
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| cathedral = [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow]]
| cathedral = [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow]]
| cocathedral =
| cocathedral =
| patron = [[Saint Kentigern]], [[Saint Teneu]], [[Saint John Ogilvie]]{{dubious|Source needed for patron saints|date=June 2021}}
| priests = 186
| priests = 186
<!---- Current leadership ---->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = ''[[Sede vacante]]''
| bishop = [[William Nolan (bishop)|William Nolan]]
| bishop_title = Archbishop
| bishop_title =
| coadjutor =
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| vicar_general =
| vicar_general =Mgr Hugh Canon Bradley
| emeritus_bishops = [[Mario Joseph Conti]]
| emeritus_bishops =
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The '''Archdiocese of Glasgow''' ({{lang-la|Archidioecesis Glasguensis}}) is the [[Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)| Metropolitan See]] of the [[Ecclesiastical province|Province]] of [[Glasgow]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church in Scotland]]. The [[episcopal seat]] of the developing diocese was established by [[Saint Kentigern]] in the 6th century AD {{cn}}. It is one of two [[Latin Church]] metropolitan archdioceses of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]: the only [[archdiocese]]s in [[Scotland]].{{efn|The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has no non-metropolitan archdioceses i.e. all other dioceses are suffragans of a metropolitan bishop.}} It is the elder of the two bishoprics. [[Pope Innocent VIII|Innocent VIII]] first raised Glasgow a metropolitan [[Archdiocese of Glasgow|archbishopric]] in 1492.{{efn|Per the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, "On 9 January 1492, [[Pope Innocent VIII|Innocent VIII]] raised the see to metropolitan rank…".}} The Metropolis has the [[diocese]]s of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell|Motherwell]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley|Paisley]] as [[suffragan]]s within the Ecclesiastical Province. The Archdiocese is ''[[sede vacante]]'' {{as of|2021|June|lc=y}}.
The '''Archdiocese of Glasgow''' ({{lang-la|Archidioecesis Glasguensis}}) is the [[Latin Catholic]] [[Metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan see]] of the [[Ecclesiastical province|Province]] of [[Glasgow]] in central [[Scotland]]. The [[episcopal seat]] of the developing diocese was established by [[Saint Kentigern]] in the 6th century AD.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} It is one of two catholic metropolitan archdioceses of the [[Catholic Church in Scotland]]: the only [[archdiocese]]s in [[Scotland]].{{efn|The Catholic Church in Scotland has no non-metropolitan archdioceses i.e. all other dioceses are suffragans of a metropolitan bishop.}} It is the elder of the two bishoprics. [[Pope Innocent VIII|Innocent VIII]] first raised Glasgow a metropolitan [[Archdiocese of Glasgow|archbishopric]] in 1492.{{efn|Per the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, "On 9 January 1492, [[Pope Innocent VIII|Innocent VIII]] raised the see to metropolitan rank…".}} The Metropolis has the [[diocese]]s of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell|Motherwell]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley|Paisley]] as [[suffragan]]s within the Ecclesiastical Province.


The modern archdiocese of Glasgow was re-established in 1878 and currently consists of 106 parishes served by 228 priests (2003 figures) covering an area of {{convert|1165|km2|sqmi}} in the West of [[Scotland]]. It includes the city of [[Glasgow]] and extends to the town of [[Cumbernauld]] in the east, northwards to [[Bearsden]], [[Bishopbriggs]] and [[Milngavie]] and westwards to [[Dumbarton]], [[Balloch, West Dunbartonshire|Balloch]] and [[Garelochhead]]. The Catholic population of the diocese is 224,344 (28.8%) out of a total population of 779,490 (2003 figures). Membership dropped to 215,000 (26,5 % out of the total population) by 2016.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dglas.html Archdiocese Glasgow Statistics ], 11 October 2019]</ref>.
The modern archdiocese of Glasgow was re-established in 1878 and currently consists of 106 parishes served by 228 priests (2003 figures) covering an area of {{convert|1165|km2|sqmi}} in the West of [[Scotland]]. It includes the city of [[Glasgow]] and extends to the town of [[Cumbernauld]] in the east, northwards to [[Bearsden]], [[Bishopbriggs]] and [[Milngavie]] and westwards to [[Dumbarton]], [[Balloch, West Dunbartonshire|Balloch]] and [[Garelochhead]]. The Catholic population of the diocese is 224,344 (28.8%) out of a total population of 779,490 (2003 figures). Membership dropped to 215,000 (26,5 % out of the total population) by 2016.<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dglas.html Archdiocese Glasgow Statistics ], 11 October 2019]</ref>


[[Archbishop of Glasgow|Archbishop emeritus]] [[Mario Joseph Conti]] was appointed in 2002 by [[Pope John Paul II]]. Upon Conti's resignation in July 2012, having passed the required age of 75, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed [[Philip Tartaglia]], the [[Bishop of Paisley]], to succeed him. Tartaglia was installed as archbishop in September 2012. He died in office on 13 January 2021: [[Saint Kentigern|Saint Kentigern's]] feast day.
[[Archbishop of Glasgow|Archbishop emeritus]] [[Mario Joseph Conti]] was appointed in 2002 by [[Pope John Paul II]]. Upon Conti's resignation in July 2012, having passed the required age of 75, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed [[Philip Tartaglia]], the [[Bishop of Paisley]], to succeed him. Tartaglia was installed as archbishop in September 2012. He died in office on 13 January 2021: [[Saint Kentigern|Saint Kentigern's]] feast day.


Not far from [[St. Enoch Square]], and directly adjacent the [[St. Enoch Centre]] (the site of an early church of Glasgow's co-founding patron [[Saint Teneu]] on the [[River Clyde]]) {{cn}}, the seat of the archbishop is [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow]].
Not far from [[St. Enoch Square]], and directly adjacent the [[St. Enoch Centre]] (the site of an early church of Glasgow's co-founding patron [[Saint Teneu]] on the [[River Clyde]]) {{citation needed|date=June 2021}}, the seat of the archbishop is [[St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow]].


==History==
==History==
Originally established by [[Saint Mungo]], the diocese of Glasgow became important in the 12th century. It was organized by King [[David I of Scotland]] and [[John the Chaplain]], [[Bishop of Glasgow]]. The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the [[Kingdom of Scotland]], bringing wealth and status to the town. Somewhere between 1175 and 1178 this position was strengthened even further when [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)|Bishop Jocelin]] obtained for the episcopal settlement the status of [[burgh]] from King [[William I of Scotland]], allowing the settlement to expand with the benefits of trading monopolies and other legal guarantees. Sometime between 1189 and 1195 this status was supplemented by an annual fair, which survives to this day as the [[Glasgow Fair]].
Originally established by [[Saint Mungo]], the diocese of Glasgow became important in the 12th century. It was organized by King [[David I of Scotland]] and [[John the Chaplain]], [[Bishop of Glasgow]]. The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the [[Kingdom of Scotland]], bringing wealth and status to the town. Somewhere between 1175 and 1178 this position was strengthened even further when [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)|Bishop Jocelin]] obtained for the episcopal settlement the status of [[burgh]] from King [[William I of Scotland]], allowing the settlement to expand with the benefits of trading monopolies and other legal guarantees. Sometime between 1189 and 1195 this status was supplemented by an annual fair, which survives to this day as the [[Glasgow Fair]].


Until 1560, when practice of the Roman Catholic Faith was suppressed by act of the [[Parliament of Scotland]] nearly all the bishops of Glasgow took an active share in the government of the country, whether as [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland|chancellors]] or [[Treasurer of Scotland|treasurers]] of the kingdom or as members of regency during the minority of a sovereign. [[Robert Wishart]] (consecrated 1272, died 1316) was conspicuous for his patriotism during the [[Wars of Scottish Independence|Scottish War of Independence]] from [[England]], and was the close friend of [[William Wallace]] and [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert Bruce]]. [[William Turnbull (bishop)|William Turnbull]] (consecrated 1447, died 1454) obtained in 1450 from [[Pope Nicholas V]] the charter of foundation for the [[University of Glasgow]].
Until 1560, when practice of the Catholic faith was suppressed by act of the [[Parliament of Scotland]] nearly all the bishops of Glasgow took an active share in the government of the country, whether as [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland|chancellors]] or [[Treasurer of Scotland|treasurers]] of the kingdom or as members of regency during the minority of a sovereign. [[Robert Wishart]] (consecrated 1272, died 1316) was conspicuous for his patriotism during the [[Wars of Scottish Independence|Scottish War of Independence]] from [[England]], and was the close friend of [[William Wallace]] and [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert Bruce]]. [[William Turnbull (bishop)|William Turnbull]] (consecrated 1447, died 1454) obtained in 1450 from [[Pope Nicholas V]] the charter of foundation for the [[University of Glasgow]].


On 9 January 1492, [[Pope Innocent VIII]] raised the see to [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] rank, attaching to it the [[suffragan diocese]]s of Argyle, Dunblane, Dunkeld, and Galloway. James Beaton, nephew of the celebrated [[cardinal (Roman Catholicism)|cardinal]] of the same surname, was the fourth and last [[archbishop]] of the old hierarchy.
On 9 January 1492, [[Pope Innocent VIII]] raised the see to [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] rank, attaching to it the [[suffragan diocese]]s of Argyle, Dunblane, Dunkeld, and Galloway. James Beaton, nephew of the celebrated [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]] of the same surname, was the fourth and last [[archbishop]] of the old hierarchy.


In 1560, eight years after his nomination, he was forced to retire to [[France]], where he acted as confidential agent of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], and later openly as ambassador for [[James I of England|James VI]], until his death in [[Paris]], 25 April 1603. He carried away with him the diocesan records, "Registrum Vetus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Glasguensis", in handwriting of the 12th and 13th centuries, and "Liber Ruber Ecclesiae Glasguensis", with entries from about 1400 to 1476. These, along with other records, were in 1843 printed in a volume for the [[Maitland Club]] under the title: "Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis: Munimenta Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Glasguensis a sede restauratâ saeculo ineunte XII ad reformatam religionem". A memorial of those times still remains in the old cathedral of St. Mungo, which was begun by [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)|Jocelin]] (consecrated 1175, died 1199) and received its last additions from [[Robert Blackadder]] (consecrated 1484, died 1508).
In 1560, eight years after his nomination, he was forced to retire to [[France]], where he acted as confidential agent of [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], and later openly as ambassador for [[James I of England|James VI]], until his death in [[Paris]], 25 April 1603. He carried away with him the diocesan records, "Registrum Vetus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Glasguensis", in handwriting of the 12th and 13th centuries, and "Liber Ruber Ecclesiae Glasguensis", with entries from about 1400 to 1476. These, along with other records, were in 1843 printed in a volume for the [[Maitland Club]] under the title: "Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis: Munimenta Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Glasguensis a sede restauratâ saeculo ineunte XII ad reformatam religionem". A memorial of those times still remains in the old cathedral of St. Mungo, which was begun by [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)|Jocelin]] (consecrated 1175, died 1199) and received its last additions from [[Robert Blackadder]] (consecrated 1484, died 1508).


Glasgow did not again become a centre of Roman Catholic life until about the beginning of the 19th century during the process of [[Catholic Emancipation]]. The progress of the [[Industrial Revolution]] also began to draw to the city and its neighbourhood Roman Catholics from the [[Scottish Highlands]] and later, in far greater numbers, from [[Ireland]]. The arrival of the Irish necessitated Rev Andrew Scott, the sole Priest in Glasgow to begin the erection of the Catholic Cathedral in Clyde St in 1814 'for his vast Irish flock'.<ref>James Handley (1964), ''The Irish in Scotland''. Page 127.</ref>
Glasgow did not again become a centre of Catholic life until about the beginning of the 19th century during the process of [[Catholic Emancipation]]. The progress of the [[Industrial Revolution]] also began to draw to the city and its neighbourhood Catholics from the [[Scottish Highlands]] and later, in far greater numbers, from [[Ireland]]. The arrival of the Irish necessitated Rev Andrew Scott, the sole Priest in Glasgow to begin the erection of the Catholic Cathedral in Clyde St in 1814 'for his vast Irish flock'.<ref>James Handley (1964), ''The Irish in Scotland''. Page 127.</ref>


Before 1795 the majority of the Catholics in Glasgow were from the Highlands. Mass had been celebrated from 1776 onwards by Bishop Hay and Bishop Geddes in a clandestine manner, first in High St, and later at the foot of the Saltmarket. In the 1780s a large colony of MacDonalds of Glengarry, on their way to America were forced to seek shelter from inclement weather, stayed on to work in the Glasgow Mills of the Monteith family. A priest from their native area joined them in 1792. In 1794 many of the MacDonalds left the city to join the regiment of Glengarry Fencibles. In 1795 the remainder of this group along with clan members from Glengarry sailed for America. They were accompanied by their pastor, Father Alexander MacDonald. Later, in the nineteenth century Irish Catholics arrived in greater numbers and had an effect on the city of Glasgow.<ref>James Handley (1964). ''The Irish in Scotland''. Page 54.</ref>
Before 1795 the majority of the Catholics in Glasgow were from the Highlands. Mass had been celebrated from 1776 onwards by Bishop Hay and Bishop Geddes in a clandestine manner, first in High St, and later at the foot of the Saltmarket. In the 1780s a large colony of MacDonalds of Glengarry, on their way to America were forced to seek shelter from inclement weather, stayed on to work in the Glasgow Mills of the Monteith family. A priest from their native area joined them in 1792. In 1794 many of the MacDonalds left the city to join the regiment of Glengarry Fencibles. In 1795 the remainder of this group along with clan members from Glengarry sailed for America. They were accompanied by their pastor, Father Alexander MacDonald. Later, in the nineteenth century Irish Catholics arrived in greater numbers and had an effect on the city of Glasgow.<ref>James Handley (1964). ''The Irish in Scotland''. Page 54.</ref>


In 1827, the [[Holy See]] erected the [[Apostolic vicariate|Vicariate Apostolic]] of the Western District of Scotland. It was headed by a vicar apostolic, who was a consecrated bishop and who held a [[titular see]]. On the resignation of [[John Gray (bishop)|John Gray]] in 1869, archbishop [[Charles Petre Eyre]] was appointed the [[Apostolic Administrator]] of the Western District. On the [[Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy]] by [[Pope Leo XIII]], 4 March 1878, the district was divided into the archdiocese of Glasgow, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles|Diocese of Argyll and the Isles]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway|Diocese of Galloway]]. archbishop Eyre was appointed the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the [[Scottish Reformation]].
In 1827, the [[Holy See]] erected the [[Apostolic vicariate|Vicariate Apostolic]] of the Western District of Scotland. It was headed by a vicar apostolic, who was a consecrated bishop and who held a [[titular see]]. On the resignation of [[John Gray (bishop)|John Gray]] in 1869, archbishop [[Charles Petre Eyre]] was appointed the [[Apostolic Administrator]] of the Western District. On the [[Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy]] by [[Pope Leo XIII]], 4 March 1878, the district was divided into the archdiocese of Glasgow, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles|Diocese of Argyll and the Isles]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway|Diocese of Galloway]]. archbishop Eyre was appointed the first Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the [[Scottish Reformation]].


By 1877, a year prior to the institution of the current Roman Catholic archdiocese, Charles Eyre could record that in Glasgow city there were nineteen parishes, served by fifty-two priests, and in the county of Dunbarton, five parishes and seven priests.
By 1877, a year prior to the institution of the current Catholic archdiocese, Charles Eyre could record that in Glasgow city there were nineteen parishes, served by fifty-two priests, and in the county of Dunbarton, five parishes and seven priests.


Lanarkshire, which became [[Diocese of Motherwell|Motherwell]] diocese in 1947–48, had seventeen parishes and twenty-two priests, while Renfrewshire, which became [[Diocese of Paisley|Paisley diocese]] in 1947–48, had eleven parishes and sixteen priests.
Lanarkshire, which became [[Diocese of Motherwell|Motherwell]] diocese in 1947–48, had seventeen parishes and twenty-two priests, while Renfrewshire, which became [[Diocese of Paisley|Paisley diocese]] in 1947–48, had eleven parishes and sixteen priests.


To train clergy, Eyre founded St Peter's College at Partickhill in 1874, and also encouraged the opening at Dowanhill in 1894 of Notre Dame teacher-training college. He was also committed to creating new parishes and breaking up over-large ones which he felt 'were almost dioceses in themselves'.
To train clergy, Eyre founded St Peter's College at Partickhill in 1874, and also encouraged the opening at Dowanhill in 1894 of [[Notre Dame Training College (Glasgow)|Notre Dame teacher-training college]]. He was also committed to creating new parishes and breaking up over-large ones which he felt 'were almost dioceses in themselves'. A[[cathedral chapter]] was erected on 3 January 1884.[[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania]]


During the episcopate of his successor, [[John Aloysius Maguire]], the [[Education (Scotland) Act 1918]] was passed. Financial difficulties, including the triple burden of salaries, building costs, and rising educational expectations necessitated a settlement.
During the episcopate of his successor, [[John Aloysius Maguire]], the [[Education (Scotland) Act 1918]] was passed. Financial difficulties, including the triple burden of salaries, building costs, and rising educational expectations necessitated a settlement.
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* [[Mario Conti]] (installed 22 February 2002 – retired 24 July 2012)
* [[Mario Conti]] (installed 22 February 2002 – retired 24 July 2012)
* [[Philip Tartaglia]] (installed 8 September 2012 – died 13 January 2021)
* [[Philip Tartaglia]] (installed 8 September 2012 – died 13 January 2021)
* [[William Nolan (bishop)|William Nolan]] (installed February 2022)


===Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic===
===Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic===
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===Auxiliary Bishops===
===Auxiliary Bishops===
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*[[Joseph Devine]] (1977–1983), appointed Bishop of Moherwell
*[[John Aloysius Maguire]] (1894–1902), appointed archbishop here
*[[John Aloysius Maguire]] (1894–1902), appointed archbishop here
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*[[James Ward (bishop)|James Ward]] (1960–1973)
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*[[John Aloysius Mone]] (1984–1988), appointed Bishop of Paisley
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*[[Joseph Devine]] (1977–1983), appointed Bishop of Motherwell
*[[Charles McDonald Renfrew]] (1977–1992)
*[[Charles McDonald Renfrew]] (1977–1992)
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*[[John Aloysius Mone]] (1984–1988), appointed Bishop of Paisley
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*James Ward (1960–1973)
*[[Thomas Joseph Winning]] (1971–1974), appointed archbishop here; future Cardinal
*[[Thomas Joseph Winning]] (1971–1974), appointed archbishop here; future Cardinal


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* St. Agnes' – Lambhill
* St. Agnes' – Lambhill
* St. Albert's – Pollokshields
* St. Albert's – Pollokshields
* All Saints – Barmulloch
* [[St Aloysius Church, Glasgow|St. Aloysius – Garnethill]]
* [[St Aloysius Church, Glasgow|St. Aloysius – Garnethill]]
* St. Aloysius – Springburn
* St. Aloysius – Springburn
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* St. Paul's – Whiteinch
* St. Paul's – Whiteinch
* St Peter's – Partick
* St Peter's – Partick
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* St. Philip's – Ruchazie
* St. Philomena's – Provanmill
* St. Philomena's – Provanmill
* St. Robert's – Househilwood
* St. Robert's – Househilwood
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'''Parishes outwith the Glasgow area'''
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* Our Lady & St. Mark's – Alexandria
* Our Lady & St. Mark's – Alexandria
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* Our Holy Redeemer's – Clydebank
* Our Holy Redeemer's – Clydebank
* Our Lady & St. Helen's – Condorrat
* Our Lady & St. Helen's – Condorrat
* Holy Cross – Croy
* Holy Cross – [[Croy, North Lanarkshire|Croy]]
* St. Joseph's – Cumbernauld
* St. Joseph's – Cumbernauld
* St. Lucy's – Cumbernauld
* St. Lucy's – Cumbernauld
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* St. Joseph's – Faifley
* St. Joseph's – Faifley
* St. Joseph's – Helensburgh
* St. Joseph's – Helensburgh
* St. Flannan's – Kirkintilloch
* St. Flannan's – [[Kirkintilloch]]
* Holy Family and St. Ninian – Kirkintilloch
* Holy Family and St. Ninian – Kirkintilloch
* St. Joseph's – Milngavie
* St. Joseph's – Milngavie
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* St. Gildas' – Rosneath
* St. Gildas' – Rosneath
* St. John of the Cross – Twechar
* St. John of the Cross – Twechar
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* All Saints – [[Barmulloch]] (1969, 1971; closed 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barmulloch Ex All Saints RC Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland {{!}} SCHR |url=http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/6976/name/Barmulloch+Ex+All+Saints+RC+Church+Glasgow+Strathclyde |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.scottishchurches.org.uk}}</ref>
* St Bonaventure – Oatlands (1952, 1953; closed 1993; demolished)
* St. Francis' – [[Gorbals]] (1868, 1881: community centre 1996)
* Good Shepherd – [[Dalbeth]] (1948, 1902; closed 1975; demolished 1996)
* St. John the Evangelist – [[Gorbals]] (1846, 1897; closed 1982; demolished)
* St. John Ogilvie – [[Easterhouse]] (1957, 1960; closed 2008; demolished)
* St. Joseph's – [[Woodside, Glasgow|Woodside]] (1850; closed 1984; demolished)
* St. Luke's – [[Gorbals]] (1905; closed)
* St. Martin's – [[Castlemilk]] (1958, 1961; closed 2010)<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Martin's Roman Catholic Church (Former), 201, Ardencraig Road, Castlemilk {{!}} Buildings at Risk Register |url=https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/934905 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk}}</ref>
* St. Monica's – [[Milton, Glasgow|Milton]] (1969, 1974; closed)
* St. Nicholas' – Bellgrove (1949, 1929; demolished 1979)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bellgrove Ex St Anne's-St Nicholas RC Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland {{!}} SCHR |url=http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/8586/name/Bellgrove+Ex+St+Anne%27s-St+Nicholas+RC+Church+Glasgow+Strathclyde |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.scottishchurches.org.uk}}</ref>
* Our Lady of the Assumption – [[Ruchill]] (1952, 1956; closed 2000s)
* Our Lady of Consolation – [[Govanhill]] (1966, 1971; closed 2004)
* Our Lady of Fatima – [[Dalmarnock]] (1950, 1953; closed 2004; demolished)
* Our Lady & St. Margaret's – [[Kinning Park]] (1874, 1883; damaged by fire; demolished)
* Our Lady Queen of Peace – Glasgow (1978; closed 1987)
* Our Lady Star of the Sea – [[Garelochhead]] (1964, 1968; closed 2005)
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* St. Philip's – [[Ruchazie]] (1954, 1958; closed 2014)
* St. Pius X – [[Drumchapel]] (1954, 1957; closed)
* St. Stephen's - [[Sighthill, Glasgow|Sighthill]] (1968, 1972; demolished)
* St. Vincent's – [[Calton, Glasgow|Calton]] (1859: closed 1902; demolished)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calton Ex Duke St Gaelic Pa-RC Mission Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland {{!}} SCHR |url=http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/8949/name/Calton+Ex+Duke+St+Gaelic+Pa-RC+Mission+Church+Glasgow+Strathclyde |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=www.scottishchurches.org.uk}}</ref>
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For the Historic pre-Reformation diocese of the Scottish church, see Archdiocese of Glasgow.

Archdiocese of Glasgow

Archidioecesis Glasguensis

Sgìre-àrd-easbaig Ghlaschu
Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Glasgow
Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Glasgow
Location
Country Scotland
TerritoryMost of the city of Glasgow and the council areas of East and West Dunbartonshire, plus small parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute, Stirling, North and South Lanarkshire
Ecclesiastical provinceGlasgow
MetropolitanGlasgow
Coordinates55°52′37″N 4°17′06″W / 55.877°N 4.285°W / 55.877; -4.285
Statistics
Area825 km2 (319 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
822,300
218,170[1] (26.5%)
Parishes89
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 March 1878
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
Secular priests186
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWilliam Nolan
Vicar GeneralMgr Hugh Canon Bradley
Map

  Archdiocese of Glasgow
  Diocese of Motherwell
  Diocese of Paisley
Website
rcag.org.uk

The Archdiocese of Glasgow (Latin: Archidioecesis Glasguensis) is the Latin Catholic metropolitan see of the Province of Glasgow in central Scotland. The episcopal seat of the developing diocese was established by Saint Kentigern in the 6th century AD.[citation needed] It is one of two catholic metropolitan archdioceses of the Catholic Church in Scotland: the only archdioceses in Scotland.[a] It is the elder of the two bishoprics. Innocent VIII first raised Glasgow a metropolitan archbishopric in 1492.[b] The Metropolis has the dioceses of Motherwell and Paisley as suffragans within the Ecclesiastical Province.

The modern archdiocese of Glasgow was re-established in 1878 and currently consists of 106 parishes served by 228 priests (2003 figures) covering an area of 1,165 square kilometres (450 sq mi) in the West of Scotland. It includes the city of Glasgow and extends to the town of Cumbernauld in the east, northwards to Bearsden, Bishopbriggs and Milngavie and westwards to Dumbarton, Balloch and Garelochhead. The Catholic population of the diocese is 224,344 (28.8%) out of a total population of 779,490 (2003 figures). Membership dropped to 215,000 (26,5 % out of the total population) by 2016.[2]

Archbishop emeritus Mario Joseph Conti was appointed in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Upon Conti's resignation in July 2012, having passed the required age of 75, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Philip Tartaglia, the Bishop of Paisley, to succeed him. Tartaglia was installed as archbishop in September 2012. He died in office on 13 January 2021: Saint Kentigern's feast day.

Not far from St. Enoch Square, and directly adjacent the St. Enoch Centre (the site of an early church of Glasgow's co-founding patron Saint Teneu on the River Clyde) [citation needed], the seat of the archbishop is St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow.

History

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Originally established by Saint Mungo, the diocese of Glasgow became important in the 12th century. It was organized by King David I of Scotland and John the Chaplain, Bishop of Glasgow. The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the Kingdom of Scotland, bringing wealth and status to the town. Somewhere between 1175 and 1178 this position was strengthened even further when Bishop Jocelin obtained for the episcopal settlement the status of burgh from King William I of Scotland, allowing the settlement to expand with the benefits of trading monopolies and other legal guarantees. Sometime between 1189 and 1195 this status was supplemented by an annual fair, which survives to this day as the Glasgow Fair.

Until 1560, when practice of the Catholic faith was suppressed by act of the Parliament of Scotland nearly all the bishops of Glasgow took an active share in the government of the country, whether as chancellors or treasurers of the kingdom or as members of regency during the minority of a sovereign. Robert Wishart (consecrated 1272, died 1316) was conspicuous for his patriotism during the Scottish War of Independence from England, and was the close friend of William Wallace and Robert Bruce. William Turnbull (consecrated 1447, died 1454) obtained in 1450 from Pope Nicholas V the charter of foundation for the University of Glasgow.

On 9 January 1492, Pope Innocent VIII raised the see to metropolitan rank, attaching to it the suffragan dioceses of Argyle, Dunblane, Dunkeld, and Galloway. James Beaton, nephew of the celebrated cardinal of the same surname, was the fourth and last archbishop of the old hierarchy.

In 1560, eight years after his nomination, he was forced to retire to France, where he acted as confidential agent of Mary, Queen of Scots, and later openly as ambassador for James VI, until his death in Paris, 25 April 1603. He carried away with him the diocesan records, "Registrum Vetus Ecclesiae Cathedralis Glasguensis", in handwriting of the 12th and 13th centuries, and "Liber Ruber Ecclesiae Glasguensis", with entries from about 1400 to 1476. These, along with other records, were in 1843 printed in a volume for the Maitland Club under the title: "Registrum Episcopatus Glasguensis: Munimenta Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Glasguensis a sede restauratâ saeculo ineunte XII ad reformatam religionem". A memorial of those times still remains in the old cathedral of St. Mungo, which was begun by Jocelin (consecrated 1175, died 1199) and received its last additions from Robert Blackadder (consecrated 1484, died 1508).

Glasgow did not again become a centre of Catholic life until about the beginning of the 19th century during the process of Catholic Emancipation. The progress of the Industrial Revolution also began to draw to the city and its neighbourhood Catholics from the Scottish Highlands and later, in far greater numbers, from Ireland. The arrival of the Irish necessitated Rev Andrew Scott, the sole Priest in Glasgow to begin the erection of the Catholic Cathedral in Clyde St in 1814 'for his vast Irish flock'.[3]

Before 1795 the majority of the Catholics in Glasgow were from the Highlands. Mass had been celebrated from 1776 onwards by Bishop Hay and Bishop Geddes in a clandestine manner, first in High St, and later at the foot of the Saltmarket. In the 1780s a large colony of MacDonalds of Glengarry, on their way to America were forced to seek shelter from inclement weather, stayed on to work in the Glasgow Mills of the Monteith family. A priest from their native area joined them in 1792. In 1794 many of the MacDonalds left the city to join the regiment of Glengarry Fencibles. In 1795 the remainder of this group along with clan members from Glengarry sailed for America. They were accompanied by their pastor, Father Alexander MacDonald. Later, in the nineteenth century Irish Catholics arrived in greater numbers and had an effect on the city of Glasgow.[4]

In 1827, the Holy See erected the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland. It was headed by a vicar apostolic, who was a consecrated bishop and who held a titular see. On the resignation of John Gray in 1869, archbishop Charles Petre Eyre was appointed the Apostolic Administrator of the Western District. On the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy by Pope Leo XIII, 4 March 1878, the district was divided into the archdiocese of Glasgow, the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles and the Diocese of Galloway. archbishop Eyre was appointed the first Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the Scottish Reformation.

By 1877, a year prior to the institution of the current Catholic archdiocese, Charles Eyre could record that in Glasgow city there were nineteen parishes, served by fifty-two priests, and in the county of Dunbarton, five parishes and seven priests.

Lanarkshire, which became Motherwell diocese in 1947–48, had seventeen parishes and twenty-two priests, while Renfrewshire, which became Paisley diocese in 1947–48, had eleven parishes and sixteen priests.

To train clergy, Eyre founded St Peter's College at Partickhill in 1874, and also encouraged the opening at Dowanhill in 1894 of Notre Dame teacher-training college. He was also committed to creating new parishes and breaking up over-large ones which he felt 'were almost dioceses in themselves'. Acathedral chapter was erected on 3 January 1884.Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

During the episcopate of his successor, John Aloysius Maguire, the Education (Scotland) Act 1918 was passed. Financial difficulties, including the triple burden of salaries, building costs, and rising educational expectations necessitated a settlement.

Maguire supported the War effort of 1914–18.[citation needed] In 1917, soldier-students, among them James Black, the future Bishop of Paisley, went to the front from St Peter's College, and two of the military chaplains from the archdiocese were killed. Although the seminary never closed during the First World War, at one point it housed only a single student and the rector.[citation needed]

Archbishop emeritus Mario Joseph Conti was appointed in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, and on Tuesday, 24 July 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Conti's resignation and appointed Philip Tartaglia, the bishop of Paisley, to succeed Conti and be formally installed in September 2012.[5]

Bishops

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Past and present ordinaries

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Main article: Archbishop of Glasgow

The following is a list of the modern archbishops of Glasgow and its precursor office:[6]

Vicars Apostolic of the Western District
  • Ranald MacDonald (appointed 13 February 1827 – died 20 September 1832)
  • Andrew Scott (succeeded 20 September 1832 – resigned 15 October 1845)
  • John Murdoch (succeeded 15 October 1845 – died 15 December 1865)
  • John Gray (succeeded 15 December 1865 – resigned 4 March 1869)
  • Charles Petre Eyre (appointed Apostolic Administrator 16 April 1869 – elevated archbishop of Glasgow 15 March 1878); see below
Archbishops of Glasgow

Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic

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Coadjutor archbishop

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Auxiliary Bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Parishes

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Parishes within Glasgow

  • St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
  • St. Agnes' – Lambhill
  • St. Albert's – Pollokshields
  • St. Aloysius – Garnethill
  • St. Aloysius – Springburn
  • St. Alphonsus – Calton
  • St. Anne's – Denniston
  • St. Anthony's – Govan
  • St. Augustine's – Milton
  • St. Barnabas' – Shettleston
  • St. Bartholomew's – Castlemilk
  • St. Benedict's – Drumchapel
  • St. Bernadette's – Carntyne
  • St. Bernard's – South Nitshill
  • St. Brendan's – Yoker
  • St. Brigid's – Toryglen
  • St. Catherine's – North Balornock
  • St. Charles' – North Kelvinside
  • Christ the King – Kings Park
  • St. Columba's – Woodside
  • St. Constantine's – Govan
  • St. Conval's – Pollok
  • Corpus Christi – Scotstounhill
  • St. Gabriel's – Merrylee
  • St. Gregory's – Wyndford
  • St. Helen's – Langside
  • Holy Cross – Crosshill
  • Holy Name – Mansewood
  • Immaculate Conception – Maryhill
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary – Balornock
  • St. James' – Crookston
  • St. Joachim's – Carmyle
  • Blessed John Duns Scotus – Gorbals
  • St. Joseph's – Tollcross
  • St. Jude's and St John Ogilvie – Barlanark
  • St. Laurence's – Drumchapel
  • St. Leo's – Dumbreck
  • St. Louise's – Deaconsbank
  • St. Margaret Mary's – Castlemilk
  • St. Maria Goretti's – Cranhill
  • St. Mary's – Calton
  • St. Mary Immaculate – Pollokshaws
  • St. Michael's – Parkhead
  • St. Mungo's – Townhead
  • St. Ninian's – Knightswood
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel – Denniston
  • Our Lady of Lourdes – Cardonald
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Succour – Broomhill
  • Our Lady & St. George's – Penilee
  • St. Patrick's – Anderston
  • St. Paul's – Shettleston
  • St. Paul's – Whiteinch
  • St Peter's – Partick
  • St. Philomena's – Provanmill
  • St. Robert's – Househilwood
  • St. Roch's – Garngad
  • Sacred Heart – Bridgeton
  • St. Simon's – Partick
  • St. Teresa of Lisieux – Possilpark
  • St. Thomas Apostle – Riddrie
  • St. Vincent de Paul – Thornliebank
  • Glasgow University – Turnbull Hall
  • Strathclyde University Chaplaincy

Parishes outwith the Glasgow area

  • Our Lady & St. Mark's – Alexandria
  • Ss Peter and Paul – Arrochar
  • St. Kessog's – Balloch
  • St. Andrew's – Bearsden
  • St. Dominic's – Bishopbriggs
  • St. Matthew's – Bishopbriggs
  • St. Ronan's – Bonhill
  • St. Mahew's – Cardross
  • St. Eunan's – Clydebank
  • St. Margaret's – Clydebank
  • Our Holy Redeemer's – Clydebank
  • Our Lady & St. Helen's – Condorrat
  • Holy Cross – Croy
  • St. Joseph's – Cumbernauld
  • St. Lucy's – Cumbernauld
  • Sacred Heart – Cumbernauld
  • St. Stephen's – Dalmuir
  • St. Michael's – Dumbarton
  • St. Patrick's – Dumbarton
  • St. Peter's – Dumbarton
  • St. Mary's – Duntocher
  • St. Joseph's – Faifley
  • St. Joseph's – Helensburgh
  • St. Flannan's – Kirkintilloch
  • Holy Family and St. Ninian – Kirkintilloch
  • St. Joseph's – Milngavie
  • St. Patrick's – Old Kilpatrick
  • St. Martin of Tours – Renton
  • St. Gildas' – Rosneath
  • St. John of the Cross – Twechar

Former Parishes

  • All Saints – Barmulloch (1969, 1971; closed 2014)[7]
  • St Bonaventure – Oatlands (1952, 1953; closed 1993; demolished)
  • St. Francis' – Gorbals (1868, 1881: community centre 1996)
  • Good Shepherd – Dalbeth (1948, 1902; closed 1975; demolished 1996)
  • St. John the Evangelist – Gorbals (1846, 1897; closed 1982; demolished)
  • St. John Ogilvie – Easterhouse (1957, 1960; closed 2008; demolished)
  • St. Joseph's – Woodside (1850; closed 1984; demolished)
  • St. Luke's – Gorbals (1905; closed)
  • St. Martin's – Castlemilk (1958, 1961; closed 2010)[8]
  • St. Monica's – Milton (1969, 1974; closed)
  • St. Nicholas' – Bellgrove (1949, 1929; demolished 1979)[9]
  • Our Lady of the Assumption – Ruchill (1952, 1956; closed 2000s)
  • Our Lady of Consolation – Govanhill (1966, 1971; closed 2004)
  • Our Lady of Fatima – Dalmarnock (1950, 1953; closed 2004; demolished)
  • Our Lady & St. Margaret's – Kinning Park (1874, 1883; damaged by fire; demolished)
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace – Glasgow (1978; closed 1987)
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea – Garelochhead (1964, 1968; closed 2005)
  • St. Philip's – Ruchazie (1954, 1958; closed 2014)
  • St. Pius X – Drumchapel (1954, 1957; closed)
  • St. Stephen's - Sighthill (1968, 1972; demolished)
  • St. Vincent's – Calton (1859: closed 1902; demolished)[10]

See also

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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Archdiocese of Glasgow.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Catholic Church in Scotland has no non-metropolitan archdioceses i.e. all other dioceses are suffragans of a metropolitan bishop.
  2. ^ Per the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, "On 9 January 1492, Innocent VIII raised the see to metropolitan rank…".

References

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  1. ^ "Glasgow (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ Archdiocese Glasgow Statistics , 11 October 2019]
  3. ^ James Handley (1964), The Irish in Scotland. Page 127.
  4. ^ James Handley (1964). The Irish in Scotland. Page 54.
  5. ^ "press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/29510.php?index=29510 – Translator". www.microsofttranslator.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Archdiocese of Glasgow". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Barmulloch Ex All Saints RC Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  8. ^ "St Martin's Roman Catholic Church (Former), 201, Ardencraig Road, Castlemilk | Buildings at Risk Register". www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Bellgrove Ex St Anne's-St Nicholas RC Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Calton Ex Duke St Gaelic Pa-RC Mission Church - Glasgow, Strathclyde - Places of Worship in Scotland | SCHR". www.scottishchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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