Diocese of Galloway

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Bishop(s) John Cunningham, Bishop Maurice Taylor, 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: 9,332 (3,604 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.gallowaydiocese.org.uk/ Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Candida Casa, 8 Corsehill Road, Ayr KA7 2ST, Scotland, Great Britian Telephone: (01290)266.750 Fax: 289.888

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• John McLachlan † (22 Mar 1878 Appointed - 16 Jan 1893 Died)
• William Turner † (16 Jun 1893 Appointed - 19 Jan 1914 Died)
• James William McCarthy † (25 May 1914 Appointed - 24 Dec 1943 Died)
• William Henry Mellon † (24 Dec 1943 Succeeded - 2 Feb 1952 Died)
• Joseph Michael McGee † (19 Jul 1952 Appointed - 4 Apr 1981 Retired)
• Maurice Taylor (4 Apr 1981 Appointed - 7 Apr 2004 Retired)
• John Cunningham (7 Apr 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4 March 1878	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Western District	Diocese of Galloway (erected)
25 May 1947	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Glasgow Diocese of Galloway	Diocese of Motherwell (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	27,000	647,000	4.2%	58	12	70	385		56	156	33	ap1951
1970	43,590	469,000	9.3%	74	12	86	506		47	119	43	ap1971
1980	50,734	519,214	9.8%	56	21	77	658		42	65	44	ap1981
1990	48,751	525,000	9.3%	50	18	68	716		33	66	47	ap1991
1999	47,162	521,000	9.1%	55	6	61	773		15	40	46	ap2000
2000	47,150	521,000	9.0%	55	3	58	812		13	40	46	ap2001
2001	47,704	521,000	9.2%	54	2	56	851		8	37	46	ap2002
2002	47,456	521,000	9.1%	52	5	57	832		12	37	46	ap2003
2003	47,063	521,000	9.0%	50	6	56	840		12	37	46	ap2004
2004	47,856	520,000	9.2%	50	5	55	870		10	35	45	ap2005
2006	42,000	493,000	8.5%	46	5	51	823		10	35	45	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• John Cunningham (Bishop: 7 Apr 2004 - )
• James William McCarthy † (Bishop: 25 May 1914 to 24 Dec 1943)
• Joseph Michael McGee † (Bishop: 19 Jul 1952 to 4 Apr 1981)
• John McLachlan † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1878 to 16 Jan 1893)
• William Henry Mellon † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Aug 1935; Bishop: 24 Dec 1943 to 2 Feb 1952)
• Maurice Taylor (Bishop: 4 Apr 1981 to 7 Apr 2004)
• William Turner † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1893 to 19 Jan 1914)