Bishop of Argyll and the Isles (Catholic)

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This article is about the Roman Catholic office. For the Episcopal office, see Bishop of Argyll and the Isles (Episcopalian)

The Bishop of Argyll and the Isles heads the Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, in Scotland.

The current bishop is the Right Reverend Ian Murray, the ninth Bishop of Argyll and the Isles.

[edit] List of the Catholic Bishops of Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, Scotland

(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
22 March 1878 Angus MacDonald Priest; ordained 23 May 1878; became Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
31 December 1892to 18 January 1918 George Smith Priest; ordained 25 April 1893; died in office
2 April 1919 to 6 December 1938 Donald Martin Priest; ordained 11 June 1919; died in office
5 October 1939 to 6 January 1945 Donald Alphonsus Campbell Priest of Argyll and the Isles; ordained 14 December 1939; became Archbishop of Glasgow
15 December 1945 to 7 September 1959 Kenneth Grant Priest of Glasgow; ordained 27 February 1946; died in office
4 April 1960 to 25 July 1968 Stephen McGill, PSS Priest of Society of Priests of St. Sulpice; ordained 22 June 1960; appointed Bishop of Paisley
2 December 1968 to 24 March 1990 Colin Aloysius MacPherson Priest of Argyll and the Isles; ordained 6 February 1969; died in office
11 December 1990 to 19 September 1996 Roderick Wright Priest; ordained 15 January 1991; resigned
3 November 1999 to present Ian Murray Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh; ordained 7 December 1999


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