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William Nolan (born 26 January 1954) is a Scottish prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Glasgow since February 2022. He was previously Bishop of Galloway from 2015 to 2022. Early life
He was Dean of Glasgow and Galloway until his appointment to the episcopate in 2010. [5] On 16 January 2010, he was elected Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway. [6] He was consecrated and installed at St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow on 23 April 2010. [7] Gregor Duncan suffered a stroke in January 2017. [8]
The modern archdiocese of Glasgow was re-established in 1878 and currently consists of 106 parishes served by 228 priests (2003 figures) covering an area of 1,165 square kilometres (450 sq mi) in the West of Scotland.
Christ Church, Glasgow c. 1977 [64] Holy Cross, Knightswood 1926 2013 [65] Holy Trinity, Glasgow c. 1983 [66] St Andrew's-by-the-Green: 1750 1975 Oldest SEC building erected in Scotland since Reformation. Initially Qualified Chapel: St Andrew, Gartcosh 1897 1994 [67] St Andrew, Irvine 2021 St Barnabas, Dennistoun 1983 [68] St Barnabas, Paisley ...
c. 32) – which restored certain civil rights and freedom of worship – Catholics in Glasgow had to worship covertly. By the end of the 18th century, particularly with the influx of Irish Catholic immigrants to Glasgow during the nascent stages of the Industrial Revolution, there emerged an increasing demand for a Catholic church in the city ...
Glasgow Cathedral has been Crown property since 1587. The entire cathedral building passed into the care of the state in 1857, and today it is the responsibility of Historic Environment Scotland. [1] The congregation is today part of the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow. [3]
Prior to his appointment as bishop, he was a professor at seminaries, as well as an assistant pastor and parish priest in the Archdiocese of Glasgow. He was the eighth Archbishop of Glasgow since the re-establishment of the hierarchy in 1878 following the Reformation. He was described as a conservative in religious and moral issues. [2]
The Archbishop of Glasgow is an archiepiscopal title that takes its name after the city of Glasgow in Scotland. The position and title were abolished by the Church of Scotland in 1689; and, in the Catholic Church, the title was restored by Pope Leo XIII in 1878.