James Scanlan


James Donald Scanlan
Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseGlasgow
Appointed29 January 1964
Term ended23 April 1974
PredecessorDonald Campbell
SuccessorThomas Winning
Previous post(s)Bishop of Dunkeld (1949–55)
Bishop of Motherwell
(1955–64)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1929
by Francis Bourne
Consecration20 June 1946
by William Godfrey
Personal details
Born24 January 1899
Died25 March 1976 (aged 77)
Marylebone, London, England
NationalityScottish
MottoLatin:Tantum ut Christo fruar

James Donald Scanlan (24 January 1899 – 25 March 1976) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served first as the Bishop of Dunkeld, then Bishop of Motherwell, and ultimately Archbishop of Glasgow.[1] Born in Glasgow, Scanlan intended to study medicine, but was sent to Sandhurst and served with the Highland Light Infantry. After military service, he earned a law degree from the University of Glasgow before deciding to enter the priesthood. He was ordained in 1929.

  1. ^ "Archbishop James Donald Scanlan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.