Diocese of Motherwell
| Diocese of Motherwell | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ecclesiastical province | Glasgow |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Glasgow |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Anthony Toal |
| surface | 1,178 km² |
| Parishes | 74 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 710,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 166,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 23.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 79 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,766 |
| Permanent deacons | 13 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 20 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 54 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral |
| Website | www.rcdom.org.uk |
The diocese of Motherwell ( lat . : Dioecesis Matrisfontis ) with seat in Motherwell is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland .
It was established by the Apostolic Constitution Maxime Interest on May 25, 1947. The Diocese of Motherwell includes former areas of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the Diocese of Galloway . Episcopal Church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid .
Bishops
- 1948–1954 Edward Douglas
- 1955–1964 James Scanlan , then Archbishop of Glasgow
- 1964-1982 Francis Thomson
- 1983-2013 Joseph Devine
- since 2014 Joseph Anthony Toal