Vincent Paul Logan
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Vincent Paul Logan is the ninth bishop
of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Dunkeld
, which was restored (with boundaries differing from those of the pre-Reformation diocese) by Pope Leo XIII
on 4 March 1878. Bishop Logan is one of eight Catholic bishops in Scotland
.
Vincent Logan was born in Bathgate
, West Lothian
on 30 June 1941, the second youngest of five brothers. As was common at the time, the young Vincent entered the junior seminary of St Mary's College at Blairs
, near Aberdeen
, where he completed his secondary education. His post-secondary education was at St. Andrew's College, Drygrange near Melrose
in the Scottish Borders
, before being ordained to the Catholic priesthood on 14 March 1964 to serve in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
.
Father Logan served in several parishes, eventually being appointed as Vicar Episcopal for Religious Education in the Archdiocese. Father Logan was nominated as bishop by his mentor, Cardinal Gordon Gray. When, on 26 February 1981, he received episcopal ordination at Saint Andrew's Cathedral
in Dundee
, Bishop Logan was only 39 years of age and as such one of the youngest Catholic bishops in the world. The bishop announced he would be retiring at sixty nine years of age due to ill health and feeling unable to continue to with a fully active ministry.
Bishop of Dunkeld
The Bishop of Dunkeld is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunkeld, one of the largest and more important of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Cormac...
of the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
Diocese of Dunkeld
Diocese of Dunkeld
The Diocese of Dunkeld was one of the 13 historical dioceses of Scotland preceding the abolition of Episcopacy in 1689.-History:It is thought that the diocese was constituted as far back as the middle of the ninth century. The first occupant was styled Bishop of Fortriu, the name by which the...
, which was restored (with boundaries differing from those of the pre-Reformation diocese) by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
on 4 March 1878. Bishop Logan is one of eight Catholic bishops in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Vincent Logan was born in Bathgate
Bathgate
Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway west of Livingston. Nearby towns are Blackburn, Armadale, Whitburn, Livingston, and Linlithgow. Edinburgh Airport is away...
, West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
on 30 June 1941, the second youngest of five brothers. As was common at the time, the young Vincent entered the junior seminary of St Mary's College at Blairs
Blairs College
St Mary's College, Blairs was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood....
, near Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, where he completed his secondary education. His post-secondary education was at St. Andrew's College, Drygrange near Melrose
Melrose, Scotland
Melrose is a small town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It is in the Eildon committee area.-Etymology:...
in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
, before being ordained to the Catholic priesthood on 14 March 1964 to serve in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It is the Metropolitan see of the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, consisting of the additional suffragan sees of Aberdeen, Argyll and the Isles,...
.
Father Logan served in several parishes, eventually being appointed as Vicar Episcopal for Religious Education in the Archdiocese. Father Logan was nominated as bishop by his mentor, Cardinal Gordon Gray. When, on 26 February 1981, he received episcopal ordination at Saint Andrew's Cathedral
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee
The Cathedral Church of St Andrew is a Catholic cathedral in the West End of the city of Dundee, Scotland. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Dunkeld and mother church of the Diocese of Dunkeld within the Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh...
in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Bishop Logan was only 39 years of age and as such one of the youngest Catholic bishops in the world. The bishop announced he would be retiring at sixty nine years of age due to ill health and feeling unable to continue to with a fully active ministry.