Diocese of Paisley Dioecesis Pasletana | |
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 St Mirin's Cathedral in Paisley | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Territory | Most of the council areas of Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°50′49″N 4°24′58″W / 55.847°N 4.416°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 580 km2 (220 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 381,480 87,940 (23.1%) |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 May 1947 |
| Cathedral | St Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley |
| Secular priests | 30 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Keenan |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | William Nolan |
| Website | |
| rcdop.org.uk | |
The Diocese of Paisley (Latin: Dioecesis Pasletana) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow, the diocese covers the historic county of Renfrewshire (now the local government areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde) and is 580 km2 (220 sq mi) in area making it the smallest diocese by area in Scotland.
In 2004 the Catholic population of the diocese was 79,400 out of a total population of 342,000 (23.2%). By 2016 membership increased to 88,600 (23,8%)[1] out of a total population of 372,800.
The diocese comprises 33 parishes served by 30 priests (2021 figures). The diocese is divided into three deaneries namely St Mirin's Deanery (Renfrewshire), St Mary's Deanery (Inverclyde) and St John's Deanery (East Renfrewshire).[2]
The mother house of the religious society the Jericho Benedictines is in the village of Kilbarchan, near the town of Johnstone within the diocese.
The Diocese is led by the Bishop of Paisley, currently the Right Reverend John Keenan, the fifth bishop of the diocese. The mother church of the diocese and seat of the bishop is St Mirin's Cathedral in the town of Paisley. The motto of the diocese is "For the Good of Souls".[2][3]
- ^ Diocese Paisley Statistics
- ^ a b ".Diocese of Paisley". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "RINUNCE E NOMINE". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.