Bishop of Motherwell

The Bishop of Motherwell is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell in the Province of Glasgow, Scotland.

The diocese covers an area of .

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|align=center| 1955

|align=center| 1964

| James Donald Scanlan

| Previously Bishop of Dunkeld (1949–1955). Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 23 May 1955. Translated to the archbishopric of Glasgow on 29 January 1964.

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|align=center| 1964

|align=center| 1982

| Francis A. S. W. Thomson

| Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 8 December 1964 and consecrated on 24 February 1965. Resigned on 14 December 1982 and died on 6 December 1987.

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|align=center| 1983

|align=center| 2013

| Joseph Devine

| Previously an auxiliary bishop of Glasgow (1977–1983). Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 13 May 1983. Retired on 30 May 2013.

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|align=center| 2014

|align=center| present

| Joseph Toal

| Appointed by Pope Francis on 29 April 2014, as the fifth Bishop of Motherwell. Installed on Monday 23 June 2014.

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See also

• Roman Catholicism in Scotland

References

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