The Archbishop of Glasgow is an
archiepiscopal
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title that takes its name after the city of
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
in Scotland. The position and title were abolished by the
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
in 1689; and, in the
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church ( gd, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Episcopal(ian) Kirk) is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.
A continuation of the Church of Scotland as intended by King James VI, and ...
, it is now part of the Episcopal
bishopric of Glasgow and Galloway. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title was restored by
Pope Leo XIII
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in 1878.
The present Archbishop is
William Nolan, who was installed on 26 February 2022.
History
The
Diocese of Glasgow originates in the period of the reign of
David I David I may refer to:
* David I, Caucasian Albanian Catholicos c. 399
* David I of Armenia, Catholicos of Armenia (728–741)
* David I Kuropalates of Georgia (died 881)
* David I Anhoghin, king of Lori (ruled 989–1048)
* David I of Scotland ...
,
Prince of the Cumbrians, but the earliest attested bishops come from the 11th century, appointees of the
Archbishop of York
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. The
episcopal seat
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was located at
Glasgow Cathedral
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. In 1492, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by
Pope Innocent VIII. After the Scottish church broke its links with Rome in 1560, the archbishopric continued under the
independent Scottish church until 1689 when
Episcopacy
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in the established
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
was finally abolished in favour of
Presbyterianism
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, requiring bishopric continuity to occur in the disestablished
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church ( gd, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Episcopal(ian) Kirk) is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.
A continuation of the Church of Scotland as intended by King James VI, and ...
.
In the following centuries Roman Catholicism slowly began a process of re-introduction, culminating in 1829 with legalisation through the
Catholic Emancipation Act. A new papally-appointed archbishopric in the Roman Catholic Church was introduced when the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District was elevated to archdiocese status on 4 March 1878 on the
restoration of the Scottish hierarchy, and then to
metropolitan archdiocese
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...
status on 25 May 1947.
Pre-Reformation office holders
Bishops of Glasgow
Archbishops of Glasgow
Post-Reformation office holders
Church of Scotland succession
Scottish Episcopal Church succession
Restored Roman Catholic bishopric
The archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 km
2. The
Metropolitan See
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* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
* Metropolitan borough, a form of local government district in England
* Metropolitan county, a ...
is in the
City of Glasgow
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where the seat is located at the
Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew.
(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.)
See also
*
Catholicism in Scotland
*
Presbyterianism
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...
*
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
*
Presbytery of Glasgow (Church of Scotland)
*
Bishops in the Church of Scotland
*
Bishop's Castle, Glasgow
References
Bibliography
*
Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912)
*
Keith, Robert, ''An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688'', (London, 1824)
* Lawrie, Sir Archibald, ''Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153'', (Glasgow, 1905)
*
Watt, D. E. R. & Murray, A. L., editors, ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi Ad Annum 1638'', revised edition,
Scottish Record Society
The Scottish Record Society is a text publication society founded at Edinburgh in 1897, but with earlier roots as the Scottish section of the British Record Society (founded 1889). Since its establishment it has published numerous volumes of ca ...
, Edinburgh, 2003, p. 187–196.
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Bishop of Glasgow
The Archbishop of Glasgow is an archiepiscopal title that takes its name after the city of Glasgow in Scotland. The position and title were abolished by the Church of Scotland in 1689; and, in the Scottish Episcopal Church, it is now part of th ...
Guardians of Scotland
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