Diocese of Argyll and The Isles

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Bishop(s) Ian Murray, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 5 March 1878 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Scotland Region: Great Britain Square Kilometers: 31,080 (12,004 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofargyllandtheisles.org/ Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Corran Esplanade, Oban, Argyll PA34 5AB, Scotland, Great Britian Telephone: (01631) 567.436 Fax: 564.986

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Angus MacDonald † (22 Mar 1878 Appointed - 15 Jul 1892 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh)
• George John Smith † (31 Dec 1892 Appointed - 18 Jan 1918 Died)
• Donald Martin † (2 Apr 1919 Appointed - 6 Dec 1938 Died)
• Donald Alphonsus Campbell † (5 Oct 1939 Appointed - 6 Jan 1945 Appointed, Archbishop of Glasgow)
• Kenneth Grant † (15 Dec 1945 Appointed - 7 Sep 1959 Died)
• Stephen McGill, P.S.S. † (4 Apr 1960 Appointed - 25 Jul 1968 Appointed, Bishop of Paisley)
• Colin Aloysius MacPherson † (2 Dec 1968 Appointed - 24 Mar 1990 Died)
• Roderick Wright † (11 Dec 1990 Appointed - 19 Sep 1996 Resigned)
• Ian Murray (3 Nov 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5 March 1878	Erected		Diocese of Argyll and The Isles (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	12,050			34	2	36	334			25	25	ap1951
1959	10,780	134,155	8.0%	31		31	347			32	23	ap1960
1970	11,625	126,268	9.2%	34	1	35	332		1	40	24	ap1971
1980	12,630	126,900	10.0%	32	3	35	360		3	42	24	ap1981
1990	11,227	109,500	10.3%	31	2	33	340		2	18	24	ap1991
1999	12,000	109,500	11.0%	27	3	30	400		3	12	24	ap2000
2000	11,200	75,600	14.8%	25	3	28	400		3	12	24	ap2001
2001	11,200	75,600	14.8%	23	3	26	430		3	11	24	ap2002
2002	10,674	75,600	14.1%	28	2	30	355		2	11	24	ap2003
2003	10,674	75,000	14.2%	29	2	31	344		2	5	28	ap2004
2004	10,434	75,000	13.9%	26	2	28	372		3	6	26	ap2005
2006	10,546	74,546	14.1%	29		29	363			9	26	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Donald Alphonsus Campbell † (Priest: 3 Apr 1920; Bishop: 5 Oct 1939 to 6 Jan 1945)
• Kenneth Grant † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1945 to 7 Sep 1959)
• Angus MacDonald † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1878 to 15 Jul 1892)
• Colin Aloysius MacPherson † (Priest: 23 Mar 1940; Bishop: 2 Dec 1968 to 24 Mar 1990)
• Donald Martin † (Bishop: 2 Apr 1919 to 6 Dec 1938)
• Stephen McGill, P.S.S. † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1960 to 25 Jul 1968)
• Ian Murray (Bishop: 3 Nov 1999 - )
• George John Smith † (Bishop: 31 Dec 1892 to 18 Jan 1918)
• Roderick Wright † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1990 to 19 Sep 1996)