Diocese of Dunkeld
| Diocese of Dunkeld | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ecclesiastical province | Saint Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Diocesan bishop | Stephen Robson |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Vincent Logan |
| founding | 1878 |
| surface | 8,495 km² |
| Parishes | 3 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 420,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 68,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 16.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,545 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 17 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee |
| address | 24-28 Lawside Road, Dundee, DD3 6XY, Scotland, Great Britain |
| Website | www.dunkelddiocese.org.uk |
The Diocese of Dunkeld ( Latin : Dioecesis Dunkeldensis ), which has its seat in Dundee , is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It was on March 4, 1878 in the course of the restructuring of the Catholic Church in Scotland by Pope Leo XIII. erected with the papal bull Ex supremo apostolatus apice . It continues the name of the historic diocese of Dunkeld with the Dunkeld Cathedral , which existed from the 12th century until 1544.
There is also the diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane of the Scottish Episcopal Church .
See also
Web links
Wikisource: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) / Diocese of Dunkeld - Sources and full texts (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Dunkeld on catholic-hierarchy.org (the modern diocese)
- Entry for the Diocese of Dunkeld on catholic-hierarchy.org (the historical diocese)
