The Archdiocese of Glasgow ( la, Archidioecesis Glasguensis) is the

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of the

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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 the

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. The

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of the developing diocese was established by

Saint Kentigern Kentigern ( cy, Cyndeyrn Garthwys; la, Kentigernus), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. Name In Wales and England, this s ...

in the 6th century AD. It is one of two

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metropolitan archdioceses of the

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: the only

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s in

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. It is the elder of the two bishoprics.

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first raised Glasgow a metropolitan

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in 1492. The Metropolis has the

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s of

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

and Paisley as

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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 in the West of

. It includes the city of

and extends to the town of

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld (; gd, Comar nan Allt, meeting of the streams) is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated t ...

in the east, northwards to

Bearsden Bearsden () is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow. Approximately from Glasgow city centre, Glasgow City Centre, the town is effectively a suburb, and its housing development coincided with t ...

Bishopbriggs Bishopbriggs ( sco, The Briggs; gd, Achadh an Easbaig) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the Glasgow city centre, city centre. Shires of Scotland, Historically in ...

and

Milngavie Milngavie ( ; gd, Muileann-Ghaidh) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland and a suburb of Glasgow. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden. Milngav ...

and westwards to

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

, Balloch and

Garelochhead Garelochhead ( sco, Garelochheid,
gd, Ceann a' Gheàr ...

. 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.

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Mario Joseph Conti was appointed in 2002 by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

. Upon Conti's resignation in July 2012, having passed the required age of 75,

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

appointed

Philip Tartaglia Filippo "Philip" Tartaglia (11 January 1951 – 13 January 2021) was a Scottish prelate who served as a bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow from 2012 until 2021. He previously served as Bishop of Paisl ...

, the

Bishop of Paisley The Bishop of Paisley is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Paisley in the Province of Glasgow, Scotland. The diocese covers an area of and is the smallest by area in Scotland. The see is in the town of Paisley where the bishop's seat is lo ...

, 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 Teneu (or Thenew ( la, Theneva), Tannoch, Thaney, Thanea, Denw, etc.) is a legendary Christian saint who was venerated in medieval Glasgow, Scotland. Traditionally she was a sixth-century Brittonic princess of the ancient kingdom of Gododdin ( ...

on the

River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...

) , the seat of the archbishop is

St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. The cathedral, whic ...

History

Originally established by

Saint Mungo Kentigern ( cy, Cyndeyrn Garthwys; la, Kentigernus), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. Name In Wales and England, this s ...

, the diocese of Glasgow became important in the 12th century. It was organized by King

David I of Scotland David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern: ''Daibhidh I mac haoilChaluim''; – 24 May 1153) was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and later King of Scotland from 1124 to 1153. The youngest son of Malcolm ...

and John the Chaplain,

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 the ...

. The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the

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, 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 A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burg ...

from King

William I of Scotland William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...

, 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 The Glasgow Fair is a holiday usually held during the second half of July in Glasgow, Scotland. 'The Fair' is the oldest of similar holidays and dates to the 12th century. The fair's earliest incarnation occurred in 1190, when Bishop Jocelin o ...

. Until 1560, when practice of the Roman Catholic Faith was suppressed by act of the

Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council o ...

nearly all the bishops of Glasgow took an active share in the government of the country, whether as chancellors or

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of the kingdom or as members of regency during the minority of a sovereign.

Robert Wishart Robert Wishart was Bishop of Glasgow during the Wars of Scottish Independence and a leading supporter of Sir William Wallace and King Robert Bruce. For Wishart and many of his fellow churchmen, the freedom of Scotland and the freedom of the S ...

(consecrated 1272, died 1316) was conspicuous for his patriotism during the Scottish War of Independence from

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, and was the close friend of

William Wallace Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...

and

Robert Bruce Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...

. William Turnbull (consecrated 1447, died 1454) obtained in 1450 from

Pope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V ( la, Nicholaus V; it, Niccolò V; 13 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV, Po ...

the charter of foundation for the

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. On 9 January 1492,

Pope Innocent VIII Pope Innocent VIII ( la, Innocentius VIII; it, Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death in July 1492. Son of th ...

raised the see to metropolitan rank, attaching to it the

suffragan diocese A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ...

s of Argyle, Dunblane, Dunkeld, and Galloway. James Beaton, nephew of the celebrated

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of the same surname, was the fourth and last

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of the old hierarchy. In 1560, eight years after his nomination, he was forced to retire to

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, where he acted as confidential agent of

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, and later openly as ambassador for

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, until his death in

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, 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

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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 Robert Blackadder was a medieval Scottish cleric, diplomat and politician, who was abbot of Melrose, bishop-elect of Aberdeen and bishop of Glasgow; when the last was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 1492, he became the first ever archbisho ...

(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

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. The progress of the

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also began to draw to the city and its neighbourhood Roman Catholics from the

Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Sco ...

and later, in far greater numbers, from

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. 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'. 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. In 1827, the

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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

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. On the resignation of John Gray in 1869, archbishop

Charles Petre Eyre Charles Petre Eyre (1817–1902) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who was appointed the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the Scottish Reformation. He served as archbishop from 1878 to 1902. Family Born at Askham Bryan Hall, Askham ...

was appointed the

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of the Western District. On the

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, 4 March 1878, the district was divided into the archdiocese of Glasgow, the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles and the

Diocese of Galloway The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, there was only one archd ...

. archbishop Eyre was appointed the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow since the

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. 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. Lanarkshire, which became

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'. During the episcopate of his successor,

John Aloysius Maguire John Aloysius Maguire (1851–1920) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Archbishop of Glasgow from 1902 to 1920. Biography Early life and education Born in Glasgow on 8 September 1851, he was educated successively at St Mungo's Acade ...

, the

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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. In 1917, soldier-students, among them James Black, the future

, 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

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, at one point it housed only a single student and the rector.

Mario Joseph Conti was appointed in 2002 by

, and on Tuesday, 24 July 2012,

accepted Conti's resignation and appointed

, the bishop of Paisley, to succeed Conti and be formally installed in September 2012.

Bishops

Past and present ordinaries

The following is a list of the modern archbishops of Glasgow and its precursor office: ;Vicars Apostolic of the Western District *

Ranald MacDonald Ranald MacDonald (February 3, 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Co ...

(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) *

(appointed Apostolic Administrator 16 April 1869 – elevated archbishop of Glasgow 15 March 1878); ''see below'' ;Archbishops of Glasgow *

(appointed 15 March 1878 – died 27 March 1902); ''see above'' *

(appointed 4 August 1902 – died 14 October 1920) * ''(

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, 14 October 1920 – 24 February 1922)'' * Donald Mackintosh (appointed 24 February 1922 – died 8 December 1943) *

Donald Alphonsus Campbell Donald Alphonsus Campbell (1894–1963) was a Scottish prelate who served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow from 1945 to 1963. Life Born in Bohuntine, Glen Roy, Inverness-shire on 8 December 1894, he was ordained to the priesthood ...

(appointed 6 January 1945 – died 22 July 1963) *

James Donald Scanlan James Donald Scanlan (24 January 1899 – 25 March 1976) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served first as the Bishop of Dunkeld, then Bishop of Motherwell, and ultimately Archbishop of Glasgow. Born in Glasgow, Scanlan intended to study medicine ...

(appointed 29 January 1964 – retired 23 April 1974) *

Thomas Winning Thomas Joseph Winning (3 June 1925 – 17 June 2001) was a Scottish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 and President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland from 1985 until his death. Winning ...

(appointed 23 April 1974 – died 17 June 2001) (Cardinal in 1994) *

Mario Conti Mario Joseph Conti (20 March 1934 – 8 November 2022) was a Scottish Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Metropolitan see of Glasgow, Scotland between 2002 and his retirement in 2012. Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, C ...

(installed 22 February 2002 – retired 24 July 2012) *

(installed 8 September 2012 – died 13 January 2021) * William Nolan (installed February 2022)

Coadjutor Vicars Apostolic

* John Gray (1862–1865) * James Lynch, C.M. (1866–1869), did not succeed to see; appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland * John Murdoch (1833–1846) * Andrew Scott (1827–1832) * Alexander Smith (1847–1861), died without succeeding to see

Coadjutor archbishop

* Donald Aloysius Mackintosh (1912–1919), died without succeeding to see

Auxiliary Bishops

Joseph Devine Joseph Devine (7 August 1937, Kirkintilloch – 23 May 2019) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Motherwell in Scotland. He was educated at St Ninian's School, Kirkintilloch, St. Mary's College, Blairs and St. Peter's College, Cardross Card ...

(1977–1983), appointed Bishop of Moherwell *

(1894–1902), appointed archbishop here * John Aloysius Mone (1984–1988), appointed Bishop of Paisley * Charles McDonald Renfrew (1977–1992) *James Ward (1960–1973) *

Thomas Joseph Winning Thomas Joseph Winning (3 June 1925 – 17 June 2001) was a Scottish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 and President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland from 1985 until his death. Winning ...

(1971–1974), appointed archbishop here; future Cardinal

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* James Black, appointed Bishop of Paisley in 1948 * Edward Wilson Douglas, appointed Bishop of Motherwell in 1948 *

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, appointed auxiliary bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh in 1917 *

Kenneth Grant Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byna ...

, appointed Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 1945 * John Keenan, appointed Bishop of Paisley in 2014 * Peter Antony Moran (priest here, 1959–1992), appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 2003 * William Andrew Hart, appointed Bishop of Dunkeld in 1955 * Angus MacDonald, appointed Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 1878 *

Hugh MacDonald Hugh John Macdonald (born 31 January 1940 in Newbury, Berkshire) is an English musicologist chiefly known for his work within the music of the 19th century, especially in France. He has been general editor of the ''Hector Berlioz: New Edition of ...

, C.SS.R. (priest here, 1867–1871), appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 1890 * Angus MacFarlane, appointed Bishop of Dunkeld in 1901 * James William McCarthy, appointed Bishop of Galloway in 1914 *

Stephen McGill The Right Reverend Stephen McGill PSS (4 January 1912 – 9 November 2005) was the sixth Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and second Bishop of Paisley. Early life Stephen McGill was born on 4 January 1912 to Peter McGill and Charlotte Connolly ...

, P.S.S. (priest here, 1936), appointed Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 1960 * John McLachlan, appointed Bishop of Galloway in 1878 *

George John Smith Colonel George John Smith (1862–1946) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the City of Christchurch electorate in the South Island, and later a member of the Legislative Council. Early life Smith was born in Consett in County Durh ...

, appointed Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 1892 *

, appointed Bishop of Paisley in 2005; later returned here as archbishop *

John Toner John L. Toner (May 4, 1923 – September 23, 2014) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 1966 to 1970 and as the school's ...

, appointed Bishop of Dunkeld in 1914 * Roderick Wright (priest here, 1964–1974), appointed Bishop of Argyll and The Isles in 1990

Parishes

Parishes within 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 Kirkintilloch (; sco, Kirkintulloch; gd, Cair Cheann Tulaich) is a town and former barony burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. ...

* 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 Barmulloch ( gd, Barr a' Mhullaich) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. Formerly rural, it was developed as a post war overspill housing area, largely featuring Prefabricated housing. Barmullo ...

(1971: closed 2014) * St Bonaventure – Oatlands (1953: closed 1993 and demolished) * St. Francis' –

Gorbals The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportun ...

(1868, 1881: community centre 1996) * Good Shepherd –

Dalbeth Braidfauld is a small area of Glasgow, Scotland which is in the East End of the city slightly north of the River Clyde and south of the Tollcross area.

(church built 1902, parish founded 1949; closed 1975 and demolished 1996) * St. John the Evangelist –

(1846: closed 1982 and demolished) * St. John Ogilvie –

Easterhouse Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south ...

(1957, 1960: closed 2008 and demolished) * St. Joseph's – Woodside (1850: closed 1984 and demolished) * St. Martin's –

Castlemilk Castlemilk ( gd, Caisteal Mheilc) is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the far south of the city centre, adjacent to the Croftfoot and Simshill residential areas within the city to the north-west, the town of Rutherglen - neighbourhoo ...

(1957, 1961: closed 2010) * St. Monica's –

Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

(1974: closed) * St. Nicholas' – Bellgrove (built 1899 as St Anne's, parish founded 1949: demolished 1979) * Our Lady of the Assumption –

Ruchill Ruchill () is a district in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies within the Canal Ward of north Glasgow in the Ruchill Community Council area between the Maryhill and Possilpark areas of the city. It has traditionally been characterised by a ...

(1956: closed 2000s) * Our Lady of Consolation –

Govanhill Govanhill ( gd, Cnoc a' Ghobhainn) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated south of the River Clyde between Pollokshields, the Gorbals, Strathbungo, Crosshill, Polmadie and Queen's Park. Historically part of Renfrewshire, Govanhill had the st ...

(1966, 1971: closed 2004) * Our Lady of Fatima –

Dalmarnock Dalmarnock (, gd, Dail Mheàrnaig) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated east of the city centre, directly north of the River Clyde opposite the town of Rutherglen. It is also bounded by the Glasgow neighbourhoods of Pa ...

(1950: closed 2004 and demolished) * Our Lady & St. Margaret's –

Kinning Park Kinning Park is a southern suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It was formerly a separate police burgh between 1871 and 1905 before being absorbed by the city. In 1897, it had a population of 14,326.Govan Parish School Board, ''The Members' Year Book 1 ...

(1876, 1882: destroyed by fire and demolished) * Our Lady Queen of Peace – Glasgow (1978: closed 1987) * Our Lady Star of the Sea –

Garelochhead Garelochhead ( sco, Garelochheid,
gd, Ceann a' Gheàr ...

(1964, 1968: closed 2005) * St. Philip's –

Ruchazie Ruchazie ( ) is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated to the north-east of the city, bordered by Craigend and Garthamlock to the east and the open ground of Hogganfield Park and Lethamhill Golf Course to the north. R ...

(1958: closed 2014) * St. Pius X –

Drumchapel Drumchapel ( gd, Druim a' Chapaill), known locally as 'The Drum', is a district in the north-west of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It borders Bearsden (in East Dunbartonshire) to the north-east and Drumry (part of Clydebank, in West Dunbartons ...

(1954, 1957: closed 2000s) * St. Stephen's -

Sighthill Sighthill may refer to: * Sighthill, Edinburgh Sighthill is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The area is bordered by Broomhouse and Parkhead to the east, South Gyle to the north, the industrial suburb of Bankhead and the Calders ...

(1970, 1972: demolished) * St. Vincent's – Calton (1859: closed 1902 and demolished)

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Archdiocese of Glasgow
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– Provides an extensive history of the pre-Reformation diocese. {{Authority control Christianity in Glasgow

1878 establishments in Scotland 1878 in Christianity Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Glasgow