Diocese of Paisley
| Diocese of Paisley | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ecclesiastical province | Glasgow |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Glasgow |
| Diocesan bishop | John Keenan |
| Vicar General | Joseph Burke |
| founding | 1947 |
| surface | 580 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 372,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 88,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 23.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 53 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,660 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| cathedral | St. Mirin's Cathedral |
| Website | www.paisleydiocese.org.uk |
The Diocese of Paisley ( Latin : Dioecesis Pasletanus ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland , which was established by the Apostolic Constitution Maxime Interest on May 25, 1947 from areas of Inverclyde , Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire (without Thornliebank ) of the Archdiocese of Glasgow . The bishopric is St. Mirin's Cathedral in Paisley . The patron saint of the diocese is Saint Mirin .
Bishops
- 1948-1968 James Black
- 1968–1988 Stephen McGill
- 1988-2004 John Aloysius Mone
- 2005–2012 Philip Tartaglia , then Archbishop of Glasgow
- since 2014 John Keenan
