Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles information
Roman Catholic diocese in Scotland
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
Dioecesis Ergadiensis et Insularum
Sgìre-easbaig Earraghàidheal 's nan Eilean(Scottish Gaelic)
Location
Country
Scotland
Territory
Most of Argyll and Bute, southern part of Highland, and Outer Hebrides, plus the Isle of Arran
Ecclesiastical province
St Andrews and Edinburgh
Metropolitan
St Andrews and Edinburgh
Statistics
Area
31,080 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2015) 74,546 10,660 (14.3%)
Parishes
25
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Rite
Latin Rite
Established
4 March 1878
Cathedral
St Columba's Cathedral, Oban
Secular priests
29
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Brian McGee
Metropolitan Archbishop
Leo Cushley
Episcopal Vicars
James L. Canon MacNeil
Donald J. Canon MacKay
John P. Mackinnon
Website
www.rcdai.org.uk
The Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (Latin: Diocesis Ergadiensis et Insularum) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland, in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.[1]
^"Diocese of Argyll and The Isles". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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