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. His episcopal ordination took place on Wednesday 19 March 2014, the Feast of Saint Joseph.

List of bishops of Paisley

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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of Paisley

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|align=center| 1948

|align=center| 1968

| James Black

| Appointed bishop of Paisley on 28 February 1948 and consecrated on 14 April 1948. Died in office on 29 March 1968.

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|align=center| 1968

|align=center| 1988

| Stephen McGill

| Previously Bishop of Argyll and the Isles (1960–1968). Appointed bishop of Paisley on 25 July 1968. Retired on 8 March 1988 and died on 9 November 2005.

|- valign=top bgcolor="white"

|align=center| 1988

|align=center| 2004

| John Mone

| Formerly an auxiliary bishop of Glasgow (1984–1988). Appointed bishop of Paisley on 8 March 1988. Retired on 7 October 2004 and died on 14 October 2016.

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|align=center| 2005

|align=center| 2012

| Philip Tartaglia

| Appointed bishop of Paisley on 13 September 2005 and consecrated on 20 November 2005. Appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow on 24 July 2012.

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|align=center| 2014

|align=center| Present

| John Keenan

| Appointed bishop of Paisley on 8 February 2014 and consecrated on 19 March 2014.

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See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Scotland

References

  • Diocese of Paisley
  • GCatholic.org

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