Diocese of Dunkeld

Past and Present Ordinaries

• George Rigg † (22 Mar 1878 Appointed - 18 Jan 1887 Died)
• James August Smith † (14 Aug 1890 Appointed - 30 Aug 1900 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland)
• Angus MacFarlane † (21 Feb 1901 Appointed - 24 Sep 1912 Died)
• Robert Fraser † (14 May 1913 Appointed - 28 Mar 1914 Died)
• John Toner † (8 Sep 1914 Appointed - 31 May 1949 Died)
• James Donald Scanlan † (31 May 1949 Succeeded - 23 May 1955 Appointed, Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland)
• William Andrew Hart † (27 May 1955 Appointed - 26 Jan 1981 Retired)
• Vincent Paul Logan (26 Jan 1981 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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	50,439	553,363	9.1%	37	24	61	826		33	90	24	ap1951
1970	50,860	500,000	10.2%	80	27	107	475		39	85	38	ap1971
1980	49,100	451,000	10.9%	45	27	72	681		44	74	38	ap1981
1990	50,000	462,100	10.8%	49	18	67	746		30	75	39	ap1991
1999	45,000	450,000	10.0%	37	16	53	849	10	19	54	38	ap2000
2000	45,000	450,000	10.0%	37	13	50	900	11	14	44	38	ap2001
2001	43,000	443,000	9.7%	36	13	49	877	10	16	41	38	ap2002
2002	43,000	400,000	10.8%	34	11	45	955	9	14	40	38	ap2003
2003	43,000	400,000	10.8%	35	11	46	934	13	14	42	38	ap2004
2004	43,000	400,000	10.8%	35	10	45	955	12	13	38	38	ap2005
2006	43,000	400,000	10.8%	33	10	43	1,000	9	13	35	35	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vincent Paul Logan (Bishop: 26 Jan 1981 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Robert Fraser † (Bishop: 14 May 1913 to 28 Mar 1914)
• William Andrew Hart † (Bishop: 27 May 1955 to 26 Jan 1981)
• Angus MacFarlane † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1901 to 24 Sep 1912)
• James Maguire † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Oct 1939 to 10 Oct 1944)
• George Rigg † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1878 to 18 Jan 1887)
• James Donald Scanlan † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Apr 1946; Bishop: 31 May 1949 to 23 May 1955)
• James August Smith † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1890 to 30 Aug 1900)
• John Toner † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1914 to 31 May 1949)