| Diocese of Galloway Dioecesis Candidae Casae o Gallovidianus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Territory | Covers the council areas of Dumfries and Galloway, South Ayrshire, most of East Ayrshire and mainland North Ayrshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Metropolitan | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,332 km2 (3,603 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 493,000 42,000 (8.5%) |
| Parishes | 45 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1878 |
| Cathedral | St Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr |
| Secular priests | 46 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | John Cunningham |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Keith O'Brien |
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| Emeritus Bishops | Maurice Taylor |
| Website | |
| www.gallowaydiocese.org.uk | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway (Latin Dioecesis Candidae Casae o Gallovidianus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. The diocese of Galloway had broken allegiance with Rome in 1560, and disappeared in 1689. It was resurrected by the Roman Catholic Church on March 4, 1878, and is now based in the town of Ayr.
The present bishop of the diocese is the Right Reverend John Cunningham.
The following is a list of the modern Bishops of Galloway:[1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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