| Diocese of Paisley Dioecesis Pasletanus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Territory | Most of the council areas of Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | Glasgow |
| Metropolitan | Glasgow |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 580 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 342,000 79,400 (23.2%) |
| Parishes | 35 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 May 1947 |
| Cathedral | St Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley |
| Secular priests | 71 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Philip Tartaglia |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Conti |
| Vicars General | Mgr Gerard Gallagher |
| Emeritus Bishops | John Mone |
| Website | |
| rcdop.org.uk | |
The Diocese of Paisley (Latin: Dioecesis Pasletanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow the diocese covers the historic county of Renfrewshire (now the local government areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde) and is 580 km2 (220 sq mi) 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 served by 74 priests (2004 figures). The diocese is divided into three deaneries namely St Mirin's Deanery (Renfrewshire), St Mary's Deanery (Inverclyde) and St John's Deanery (East Renfrewshire).[1]
The mother house of the religious society the Jericho Benedictines is in the village of Kilbarchan, near the town of Johnstone within the diocese.
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".[1]
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On 15 September 2008, the feast day of its patron saint St Mirin, the Diocese of Paisley celebrated its Diamond Jubilee. To mark the occasion a mass concelebrated by His Excellency the Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of St. James the Most Rev Faustino Sainz Muñoz, the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh His Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien, the Archbishop of Glasgow the Most Rev Mario Conti, the Bishop of Motherwell the Rt Rev Joseph Devine, the Bishop of Aberdeen the Rt Rev Peter Moran, the Bishop of Galloway the Rt Rev John Cunningham, the Emeritus Bishop of Paisley the Rt Rev John Mone, the Bishop of Paisley the Rt Rev Philip Tartaglia and many priests of the diocese took place in St Mirin's Cathedral. Present at the mass were a large number of civic dignitaries and representatives of other churches in Paisley. Representing Her Majesty the Queen were the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire Mr Guy Clark and his deputy Mr James Wardrop.
On 16 September 2010 Pope Benedict XVI made a brief visit to the Diocese of Paisley when he departed from Glasgow Airport, which lies within the diocese to the north of the town of Paisley, for London Heathrow Airport after celebrating Mass at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow [2]. There to wish him farewell from Scotland were the Provost of Renfrewshire Councillor Celia Lawson and the Bishop of Paisley the Rt Rev Philip Tartaglia .
The following is a list of the Bishops of Paisley:[1]
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