Diocese of Paisley

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The Diocese of Paisley (Latin: Diocesis Pasletanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Erected in 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow the diocese covers the historical county of Renfrewshire (now the local government areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde) and is 580 km² (224 square miles) in area making it the smallest diocese by area in Scotland. In 2004 the Catholic population of the diocese was 79,400 out of a total population of 342,000 (23.2%). The diocese comprises 36 parishes.

The Diocese is led by the Bishop of Paisley, currently the Right Reverend Philip Tartaglia who is the fourth incumbent. The mother church of the diocese and seat of the bishop is St Mirin's Cathedral in the town of Paisley. The motto of the diocese is "For the Good of Souls".

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