Archbishop of Glasgow
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The Archbishop of Glasgow is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow.
The archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 km². The Metropolitan See is in the City of Glasgow where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew.
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District was elevated to archdiocese status on 4 March 1878 and then to metropolitan archdiocese status on 25 May 1947. The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Mario Joseph Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow.
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[edit] List of pre-Reformation Archbishops of Glasgow
A Bishop of Glasgow had existed in the Catholic Church since the early 12th century. In 1492, it was elevated by the Papacy to the status of archdiocese. The archbishops seized to give their allegiance to the Pope after the Scottish Reformation.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| bp 1483; abp 1492 | Robert Blackadder | During Robert's episcopate, the Bishopric of Glasgow was elevated to the status of Archbishopric. Thereafter, Robert and his successors would bear the title "Archbishop" instead of merely "Bishop". |
| el. 1508; trans./cons. 1509 | James Beaton | |
| prov. 1524; cons. 1525 | Gavin Dunbar | |
| prov./cons. 1550 | Alexander Gordon | |
| prov. 1551; cons. 1552 | James Beaton II | James Beaton was the last Archbishop before the Scottish Reformation. Although there continued to be nominal archbishops of the see, they were no longer part of the Western Church. |
[edit] Post-Reformation (non-Catholic) Archbishops
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| prov. 1571 | John Porterfield | |
| cons. x1573 | James Boyd of Trochrague | |
| prov. 1581 | Robert Montgomery | |
| pres. 1585 | William Erskine | Crowned annexed Archbishop's temporalities. |
| restored 1598 | James Beaton II | |
| prov. 1603 | John Spottiswood | |
| trans. 1615 | James Law | Previously Bishop of Orkney. |
| trans. 1633 | Patrick Lindsay | Previously Bishop of Ross. |
| abp. 1661-1664 | Andrew Fairfoul | |
| abp. 1664-1669 | Alexander Burnet | |
| abp. 1671-1674 | Robert Leighton | |
| abp. 1674-1679 | Alexander Burnet | |
| abp. 1679-1684 | Arthur Ross | |
| abp. 1684-1687 | Alexander Cairncross | |
| abp. 1687-1689 | John Paterson |
[edit] List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland and its precursor offices
(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.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District | ||
| 13 February 1827 to 20 September 1832 | Bishop Ranald MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District; died in office |
| 20 September 1832 to 15 October 1845 | Bishop Andrew Scott, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; resigned |
| 15 October 1845 to 15 December 1865 | Bishop John Murdoch, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; died in office |
| 15 December 1865 to 4 March 1869 | Bishop John Gray, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; resigned |
| 4 March 1869 to 15 March 1878 | vacant | |
| Archdiocese of Glasgow | ||
| 15 March 1878 to 27 March 1902 | Charles Petre Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow | Apostolic Administrator of the Western District, died in office |
| 4 August 1902 to 14 October 1920 | John Maguire, Archbishop of Glasgow | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, died in office |
| 14 October 1920 to 24 February 1922 | vacant | |
| 24 February 1922 to 8 December 1943 | Donald Mackintosh, Archbishop of Glasgow | Priest; ordained 21 May 1922; died in office |
| 6 January 1945 to 25 May 1947 | Donald Alphonsus Campbell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Argyll and the Isles; becoming Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow | ||
| 25 May 1947 to 22 July 1963 | Donald Alphonsus Campbell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Hitherto Archbishop; died in office |
| 29 January 1964 to 23 April 1974 | James Donald Scanlan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Motherwell; retired |
| 23 April 1974 to 26 November 1994 | Thomas Joseph Winning, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow; becoming Cardinal |
| 26 November 1994 to 17 June 2001 | Thomas Joseph Cardinal Winning, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Died in office |
| 15 January 2002 to present | Mario Joseph Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Aberdeen |
| Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Scotland | ||
| Archbishops | Bishops | |
| Glasgow | Motherwell | Paisley | |
| Saint Andrews & Edinburgh | Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway | |
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