Diocese of Motherwell Dioecesis Matrisfontis | |
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Location | |
Country | Scotland |
Territory | Most of the council areas of North and South Lanarkshire and part of Glasgow. |
Ecclesiastical province | Ecclesiastical Province of Glasgow |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,178 km2 (455 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 720,000 164,000 (22.8%) |
Parishes | 64 |
Schools | 12 High Schools |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 May 1947 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell |
Secular priests | 113, including retired priests and those working with the Diocese. |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Toal |
Metropolitan Archbishop | William Nolan |
Vicar General | Raymond Breslin |
Website | |
rcdom.org.uk |
The Diocese of Motherwell (Latin: Dioecesis Matrisfontis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland.[1]