Diocese of Motherwell
Matrisfontis
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Motherwell, United Kingdom
The Diocese of Motherwell is a Latin rite diocese covering North and South Lanarkshire and part of Glasgow in Scotland, erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid in Motherwell.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 May 1947
- Latin
- Matrisfontis
- Annuario code
- 001002304
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 154,192
- Population
- 648,154
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 23.8%
- Priests
- 78
- Catholics per priest
- 1,977
- Extent
- 1,178 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 131
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Toal
- Born
- 13 October 1956
- Birthplace
- Roy Bridge
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell stands in Motherwell, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Glasgow
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Glasgow.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of GlasgowGlasgow
- Diocese of PaisleyPaisley
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Scotland, the Diocese of Motherwell (Latin: Dioecesis Matrisfontis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.