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Diocese of Dunkeld

Dioecesis Dunkeldensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Martin James Chambers, Bishop-Elect
  • Kevin James Golden, Administrator
  • Stephen Robson, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 4 March 1878
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Scotland
  • Region: Great Britain
  • Square Kilometers: 8,495 (3,281 Square Miles)
  • Description: Counties of Angus, Clackmannanshire, part of Fife (N of River Eden), Perth, and Kinross, with the City of Dundee.
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/
  • Mailing Address: Diocesan Centre, 24-28 Lawside Road, Dundee, DD3 6XY, Scotland, Great Britain
  • Telephone: (01382)22.54.53
  • Fax: 20.45.85

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 March 1878ErectedDiocese of Dunkeld (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195050,439553,3639.1%372461826339024ap1951
197050,860500,00010.2%8027107475398538ap1971
198049,100451,00010.9%452772681447438ap1981
199050,000462,10010.8%491867746307539ap1991
199945,000450,00010.0%37165384910195438ap2000
200045,000450,00010.0%37135090011144438ap2001
200143,000443,0009.7%36134987710164138ap2002
200243,000400,00010.8%3411459559144038ap2003
200343,000400,00010.8%35114693413144238ap2004
200443,000400,00010.8%35104595512133838ap2005
200643,000400,00010.8%3310431,0009133535ap2007
201344,100411,50010.7%2713401,1024142135ap2014
201664,500330,86419.5%2913421,5357151244ap2017
201964,680332,14619.5%4315581,11511151044ap2020
202163,260333,10119.0%4014541,171715844ap2022

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


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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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