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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 Metropolitan See is in the City of Glasgow where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew. (Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession.
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]
His appointment to St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow was announced simultaneously there and at St Saviour's Church on Bridge of Allan on 5 February 2006. He was instituted at St Mary's Cathedral on 31 May 2006, the Feast of the Visitation.
In 1936, he founded the Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral. [8] In July 1946, he was appointed a Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland to King George VI; [1] [9] the appointment ended on King George's death in 1952. [1] In August 1952, he was appointed a Chaplain-in-Ordinary in Scotland to Queen Elizabeth II; [10] the appointment ended in 1969. [1]
His first pastoral appointment was as curate at St Oswald's Church, Glasgow (1968–1970), then as a curate at Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh (1970–1975). [2] He served as the chaplain to King's College, Cambridge (1975–1977) and the principal of the Institute of Christian Studies, All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1977–1978). [2]
The result was the appointment of a large commission of protesters, who were empowered to purge the church, and to withhold the stipend from any one appointed to a parish who had not a testimonial from four men of their party. This was known as 'Gillespie's Charter,' hated by the Resolutioners, who formed a majority of the church. [3]