Archbishop of Glasgow
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Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow
Archdiocese of Glasgow
The Archdiocese of Glasgow was one of the thirteen dioceses of the Scottish church. It was the second largest diocese in the Kingdom of Scotland, including Clydesdale, Teviotdale, parts of Tweeddale, Liddesdale, Annandale, Nithsdale, Cunninghame, Kyle, and Strathgryfe, as well as Lennox Carrick...
. Today he is the Ordinary
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow
The Archdiocese of Glasgow is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. Glasgow first became an archbishopric in 1492, eventually securing the dioceses of Galloway, Argyll and the Isles as suffragans....
.
The bishopric
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
as a functional Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
institution originates in the period of the reign of David I
David I of Scotland
David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim was a 12th-century ruler who was Prince of the Cumbrians and later King of the Scots...
, Prince of the Cumbrians
Kingdom of Strathclyde
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, but the earliest attested bishops come from the 11th century, appointees of the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
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. The seat of the bishops and archbishops was at Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
The church commonly known as Glasgow Cathedral is the Church of Scotland High Kirk of Glasgow otherwise known as St. Mungo's Cathedral.The other cathedrals in Glasgow are:* The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew...
until 1688. After the Scottish church broke its links with Rome in 1560, the Archbishopric continued under the independent Scottish church
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
until 1689 when Episcopacy in the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
was finally abolished, requiring continuity to occur in the disestablished Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church is a Christian church in Scotland, consisting of seven dioceses. Since the 17th century, it has had an identity distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland....
.
In the following centuries Roman Catholicism slowly began a process of re-introduction, culminating in 1829 with legalisation through the Catholic Emancipation Act. A new papally-appointed archbishopric was introduced when the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District was elevated to archdiocese status on 4 March 1878 on the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy
Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy
The Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy refers to the re-establishment of the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland on 15 March 1878...
, and then to Metropolitan archdiocese status on 25 May 1947.
The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Mario Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow.
List of bishops of Glasgow
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| fl. 1055 x 1060 | Magsuen | Name is a corruption of either Magnus or Mac Suein. Said in York sources to have been consecrated by Cynesige Cynesige Cynesige was a medieval Archbishop of York for nine years between 1051 and 1060.- Life :Cynesige perhaps came from Rutland, as he owned the manor of Tinwell there later in life... , Archbishop of York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man... . |
| fl. 1055 x 1060-1066 (?) | John Scotus | Said to have been consecrated by Cynesige; probably the John "the Scot" who later became bishop of Mecklenburg. |
| fl. 1109 x 1114 | Michael of Glasgow Michael of Glasgow Michael of Glasgow is the earliest known bishop of Glasgow of the 12th century. Records of his episcopate do not survive from the records of the Kingdom of Scotland, however a bishop and a bishop with the name Michael is recorded in foreign records... |
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| 1114 x 1118-1147 | John Capellanus | |
| 1147-1164 | Herbert of Selkirk Herbert of Selkirk Herbert of Selkirk was a 12th century Tironensian monk, who rose to become 3rd Abbot of Selkirk-Kelso and bishop of Glasgow. While abbot of Selkirk, King David I of Scotland moved Selkirk Abbey to nearby Kelso. He was elected to the see of Glasgow soon after the death of his Bishop John, and... |
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| 1164-1174 | Enguerrand (Ingelram) | |
| 1174-1199 | Jocelin | |
| 1199 | (Hugh de Roxburgh Hugh de Roxburgh Hugh de Roxburgh was a late 12th century Chancellor of Scotland and bishop of Glasgow. He was elected to the see soon after the death of his predecessor Jocelin. However, it is probable that he was not consecrated, because he died on 10 July 1199, less than four months after his election... ) |
Bishop-elect only, he died less than four months after his election. |
| 1199-1202 | William de Malveisin William de Malveisin Guillaume or William de Malveisin was Chancellor of Scotland, Bishop of Glasgow and then Bishop of St. Andrews .William Malveisin was probably born in France... |
Translated to the higher ranking Bishopric of St Andrews in 1202. |
| 1202-1207 | (Florence of Holland Florence of Holland Florence was a late 12th century and early 13th century nobleman and cleric.He was the son of Florence III, Count of Holland and Ada of Huntingdon, sister of Kings Malcolm IV of Scotland and William I.... ) |
Was bishop-elect for five years, but apparently never received consecration. |
| 1207-1232 | Walter Capellanus Walter Capellanus Walter Capellanus was an important cleric and politician in the Kingdom of Scotland during the reigns of kings William the Lion and Alexander II.... |
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| 1232 x 1233-1258 | William de Bondington William de Bondington William de Bondington was a 13th century bishop of Glasgow. Before becoming bishop, William was rector of Eddleston, a prebendary of Glasgow, and archdeacon of Lothian. From the year 1231, William was Chancellor of Scotland. He was elected Bishop of Glasgow sometime between 19 May 1232 and June 1233... |
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| 1259 | (Nicholas de Moffat Nicholas de Moffat Nicholas de Moffat was a 13th century cleric who was twice bishop-elect of Glasgow. He had been archdeacon of Teviotdale, and was elected to the bishopric of Glasgow on the first occasion in early 1259... ) |
He travelled to the Holy See to receive consecration; but he did not pay the money requested of him, and the his travel companions turned against him. He therefore returned to Scotland unconsecrated, and had to give up the see. |
| 1259-1268 | John de Cheam | |
| 1268-1270 | (Nicholas de Moffat Nicholas de Moffat Nicholas de Moffat was a 13th century cleric who was twice bishop-elect of Glasgow. He had been archdeacon of Teviotdale, and was elected to the bishopric of Glasgow on the first occasion in early 1259... ) (again) |
This time, Nicholas died before consecration. |
| 1270-1271 | (William Wishart William Wishart William Wishart was a 13th century Bishop of St. Andrews. He was postulated to the see of St. Andrews while holding the position as Bishop-elect of Glasgow, which he resigned when, on 2 June 1271, he was elected to that vacant see. He was succeeded at Glasgow by his cousin , Robert Wishart... ) |
He was translated to the higher ranking Bishopric of St Andrews before receiving consecration for Glasgow. |
| 1271-1316 | Robert Wishart Robert Wishart Robert Wishart was Bishop of Glasgow during the Wars of Scottish Independence and a leading supporter of Robert Bruce. For Wishart and many of his fellow churchmen the freedom of Scotland and the freedom of the Scottish church were one and the same thing... |
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| el. 1316 x 1317 | (Stephen de Dunnideer) | Travelled to the Holy See to receive consecration, but the Pope rejected his election under pressure from King Edward II of England Edward II of England Edward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II... ; he died at Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... on his return home. |
| 1317 | (John de Lindsay) | Elected but rejected by the pope; later successfully appointed in 1323 |
| 1318-1323 | John de Egglescliffe John de Egglescliffe John de Egglescliffe was a 14th century English bishop. Little is known of his personal background except that he was an Augustinian friar, and that he probably came from County Durham .... |
He was provided and consecrated by Pope John XXII Pope John XXII Pope John XXII , born Jacques Duèze , was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy , elected by a conclave in Lyon assembled by Philip V of France... , acting in accordance with King Edward II, after rejecting the election of John de Lindesay. As a pro-English appointee, he never took possession of the see, and was translated to the Bishopric of Connor Bishop of Connor The Bishop of Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Connor in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The title is currently used by the Church of Ireland, but in the Roman Catholic Church it has been united with another bishopric.... in March, 1323. |
| 1323-1334 x 1336 | John de Lindsay | |
| 1336-1337 | John Wishart John Wishart (bishop) John Wishart was a 14th century bishop of Glasgow. He was archdeacon of Glasgow from 1321 or earlier. After the death of Bishop John de Lindesay in 1335, John was elected to succeed him at Glasgow, and was consecrated in February 1337 at the orders of Pope Benedict XII at Avignon by Annibald de... |
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| 1338-1367 | William Rae William Rae (bishop) William Rae was a 14th century bishop of Glasgow. His background is obscure, although it is known that before ascending to the bishopric he was a precentor of the diocese of Glasgow. On the death of John Wishart in 1338, William was elected to the see... |
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| 1367-1387 | Walter Wardlaw Walter Wardlaw Walter Wardlaw was a 14th century bishop of Glasgow. He was the son of a Sir Henry Wardlaw of Torry, a middling knight of Fife. Before becoming bishop, Walter was a canon of Glasgow, a Master of Theology and archdeacon of Lothian. He was at the University of Paris, and a roll of the year 1349 has... |
Created Cardinal by Pope Clement VII of the Avignon Obedience 23 December 1383 |
| 1387-1408 | Matthew de Glendonwyn Matthew de Glendonwyn Matthew de Glendonwyn was a late 14th and early 15th century bishop of Glasgow. He was elected to the see after the death of Cardinal Walter Wardlaw, his predecessor as bishop. He was elected sometime between Wardlaw's death in September and Matthew's first appearance as bishop-elect in December... |
In 1391, during the Western Schism Western Schism The Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417. Two men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Driven by politics rather than any theological disagreement, the schism was ended by the Council of Constance . The simultaneous claims to the papal chair... , the Roman Pope tried appoint John Framisden to the see, but it was politically unsuccessful. |
| 1408-1425 x 1426 | William de Lauder | |
| 1426-1446 | John Cameron John Cameron (bishop) John Cameron was a 15th century Scottish cleric, bishop of Glasgow, and Keeper of the Privy Seal.A licentiate in decrees , and provost of Lincluden, he became an official of the bishopric of St Andrews, and a canon of Glasgow, as well as secretary to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, who... |
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| 1447 | James Bruce James Bruce (bishop) James Bruce was a 15th century cleric who was bishop of Dunkeld, Chancellor of Scotland, and bishop of Glasgow. He was the son of one Robert Bruce, a middling landowner in Clackmannanshire. He was rector of Kilmany , and Archdeacon of Dunkeld... |
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| 1447-1454 | William Turnbull | |
| 1455-1473 | Andrew de Durisdeer | |
| 1474-1483 | John Laing John Laing (bishop) John Laing was a 15th century bishop of Glasgow. He was from the family of "Redhouse" in the shire of Edinburgh. Before becoming bishop he was rector of Tannadice in Angus, vicar of Linlithgow, and was rector of Newlands in the diocese of Glasgow when he was provided to the see in 1474. He was... |
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| 1483 | (George Carmichael George Carmichael George Carmichael [George de Carmichel] was a 15th century bishop-elect of Glasgow. He was elected to the bishopric in early 1483 soon after the death of his predecessor John Laing. He was never consecrated. The Pope, Pope Sixtus IV, rejected his election because he had previously reserved the see... ) |
He was never consecrated because the Pope, Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV , born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484. His accomplishments as Pope included the establishment of the Sistine Chapel; the group of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age,... rejected his election because he had previously reserved the see for himself. |
| 1483-1492/1508 | Robert Blackadder Robert Blackadder Robert Blackadder was a medieval Scottish cleric, diplomat and politician, who was abbot of Melrose, bishop-elect of Aberdeen and bishop of Glasgow; when the last was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 1492, he became the first ever archbishop of Glasgow... |
During Robert's episcopate, the Bishopric of Glasgow was elevated to the status of Archbishopric. Thereafter, Robert and his successors would bear the title "Archbishop" instead of merely "Bishop". |
List of archbishops of Glasgow
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1483/92-1508 | Robert Blackadder Robert Blackadder Robert Blackadder was a medieval Scottish cleric, diplomat and politician, who was abbot of Melrose, bishop-elect of Aberdeen and bishop of Glasgow; when the last was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 1492, he became the first ever archbishop of Glasgow... |
During Robert's episcopate, the Bishopric of Glasgow was elevated to the status of Archbishopric. Thereafter, Robert and his successors would bear the title "Archbishop" instead of merely "Bishop". |
| 1508-1523 | James Beaton James Beaton Dr. James Beaton was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Dr. David Cardinal Beaton and the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland.... (elder) |
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| 1523-1547 | Gavin Dunbar | |
| 1547-1548 | (James Hamilton James Hamilton (bishop of Argyll) James Hamilton was a Scottish churchman who served as Bishop of Argyll and Sub-Dean of Glasgow.He was the illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. His natural brothers were James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault and John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews.His first ecclesiastical... ) |
Crown nomination in 1547, but rejected by papacy in summer 1548 on grounds of illegitimacy. |
| 1548 | (Donald Campbell Donald Campbell (abbot) Donald Campbell was a 16th-century Scottish noble and churchman. He was the son of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of John Stewart, 1st Earl of Lennox. From 1522, he was a student of St Salvator's College, at the University of St Andrews... ) |
Crown nomination in 1548 to papal nuncio, but nuncio died and nomination dropped. |
| 1550-1551 | Alexander Gordon | |
| 1551-1570 | James Beaton (younger) | James Beaton was the last Archbishop before the Scottish Reformation. Although there continued to be nominal archbishops of the see, they were no longer part of the Western Church. |
| 1571-1572 | (John Porterfield John Porterfield John Porterfield was a Scottish prelate in the sixteenth-century. A mysterious figure, he emerges in 1571 as the successor to James Beaton II as Archbishop of Glasgow. He was described by Robert Keith as "a kind of titular bishop", propped up by the establishment for nominal purposes during a... ) |
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| 1573-1581 | James Boyd of Trochrig | |
| 1581-1585 | Robert Montgomery | |
| 1585-1587 | William Erskine | |
| 1598-1603 | James Beaton (younger; again) | Reinstated to title, style, dignity and benefices of the Archbishopric by King James VI, but "being not of our religion" not to the actual exercise of the office. |
| 1603-1615 | John Spottiswoode John Spottiswoode John Spottiswoode was an Archbishop of St Andrews, Primate of All Scotland and historian of Scotland.-Life:... |
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| 1615-1632 | James Law James Law James Law was Archbishop of Glasgow. Entering the church after graduation from university, he rose to the position of Bishop of Orkney, reorganising the diocese, before rising to hold the position of Archbishop of Glasgow.... |
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| 1632-1638 | Patrick Lindsay | |
| 1661-1664 | Andrew Fairfoul Andrew Fairfoul Andrew Fairfoul was the first post-Restoration Archbishop of Glasgow, from 1661 until his death in November 1663. He became Chancellor of Glasgow University after his consecration as Archbishop.... |
First bishop of the Restoration Episcopate. |
| 1664-1669 | Alexander Burnet Alexander Burnet Alexander Burnet was a 17th century Scottish prelate. Born in the summer of 1615 to James Burnet and Christian née Dundas, he gained an MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1633. He chose to follow the career of his father, who had been minister of Lauder, by becoming a churchman himself... |
First bishop of the Restoration Episcopate. |
| 1671-1674 | Robert Leighton | |
| 1674-1679 | Alexander Burnet (again) | |
| 1679-1684 | Arthur Rose Arthur Rose Arthur Rose was a seventeenth century Scottish priest, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Episcopal Primate of Scotland.-Life:The younger son of Elizabeth Wood and her husband, John Rose, minister of Birse, he was born in 1634... |
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| 1684-1687 | Alexander Cairncross | |
| 1687-1689 | John Paterson | Original succession continued in the once again non-Roman Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway The Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire , Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and west Stirlingshire . The diocesan centre is St... . |
List of the Archbishops of the restored Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland
The archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 km². The Metropolitan See is in the City of GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. The Cathedral, which was designed in 1814 by James Gillespie Graham in the Neo Gothic style, lies on the...
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| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District | ||
| 13 February 1827 to 20 September 1832 | Bishop Ranald MacDonald Ranald MacDonald (bishop) Ranald MacDonald was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District from 1819 to 1827, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District from 1827 to 1832.... , Vicar Apostolic of the Western District |
Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District; died in office |
| 20 September 1832 to 15 October 1845 | Bishop Andrew Scott Andrew Scott (bishop) Andrew Scott was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland from 1832 to 1845.... , Vicar Apostolic of the Western District |
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; resigned |
| 15 October 1845 to 15 December 1865 | Bishop John Murdoch John Murdoch (bishop) John Murdoch was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland.... , Vicar Apostolic of the Western District |
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; died in office |
| 15 December 1865 to 4 March 1869 | Bishop John Gray John Gray (bishop) John Gray was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland.Born in Buckie, Moray on 16 June 1817, he was the son of William Gray and Joanna Gray . He entered the Scots College in Rome on 30 September 1838, and took the oath on 25 March 1839... , Vicar Apostolic of the Western District |
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; resigned |
| 16 April 1869 to 15 March 1878 | Archbishop Charles Eyre, Apostolic Administrator of the Western District | Apostolic Delegate for Scotland and Titular Archbishop of Anazarbus; became Archbishop of Glasgow on the restoration of the Scottish Hierarchy in 1878 |
| Archdiocese of Glasgow | ||
| 15 March 1878 to 27 March 1902 | Charles Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow | Apostolic Administrator of the Western District, died in office |
| 4 August 1902 to 14 October 1920 | John Maguire, Archbishop of Glasgow | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, died in office |
| 14 October 1920 to 24 February 1922 | Sede vacante Sede vacante Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church... |
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| 24 February 1922 to 8 December 1943 | Donald Mackintosh, Archbishop of Glasgow | Priest; ordained 21 May 1922; died in office |
| 6 January 1945 to 25 May 1947 | Donald Campbell, Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Argyll and the Isles; became Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow | ||
| 25 May 1947 to 22 July 1963 | Donald Campbell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Hitherto Archbishop; died in office |
| 29 January 1964 to 23 April 1974 | James Scanlan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Motherwell; retired |
| 23 April 1974 to 17 June 2001 | Thomas Winning Thomas Winning Thomas Joseph Winning was a Scottish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 and President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland from 1985 until his death... , Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow |
Previously Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow; created Cardinal 26 November 1994; Died in office |
| 15 January 2002 to present | Mario Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Aberdeen |
See also
- Catholicism in Scotland
- Presbytery of Glasgow (Church of Scotland)Presbytery of Glasgow (Church of Scotland)The Presbytery of Glasgow one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland. It dates back to the earliest periods of Presbyterian church government in the Church of Scotland in the late 16th century...
- Bishops in the Church of ScotlandBishops in the Church of ScotlandThere have not been bishops in the Church of Scotland since the 17th century, although there have occasionally been attempts to reintroduce episcopalianism....