Suffragan diocese Galloway, United Kingdom
Diocese of Galloway
Candidae Casae seu Gallovidian(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Galloway is a Latin rite diocese covering Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire in southwestern Scotland, re-established on 4 March 1878 at the restoration of the Scottish hierarchy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh. Its seat is St Margaret's Cathedral in Ayr.
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- Established
- 1878
- Catholics
- 41,353
- Priests
- 39
- Territory
- 9,332 km²
Parishes and churches
74 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St Columba's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Cuthbert's Primary School, MayboleTown not recordedView parish
- St Francis Xavier'sTown not recordedView parish
- St John Ogilvie Primary School, IrvineTown not recordedView parish
- St John Ogilvie's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St John's Primary School, AyrTown not recordedView parish
- St John's Primary School, StevenstonTown not recordedView parish
- St John's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Joseph's Academy, KilmarnockTown not recordedView parish
- St Joseph's College, DumfriesTown not recordedView parish
- St Joseph's Primary School, StranraerTown not recordedView parish
- St Joseph's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Luke's Primary School, KilwinningTown not recordedView parish
- St Luke's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Mark's Primary School, IrvineTown not recordedView parish
- St Martin & St Ninian's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Mary's Primary School, LargsTown not recordedView parish
- St Mary's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Mary, Star of the Sea RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Matthew's Academy, SaltcoatsTown not recordedView parish
- St Matthew's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Ninian's Primary School, PrestwickTown not recordedView parish
- St Palladius Primary School, DalryTown not recordedView parish
- St Palladius' RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Patrick's Primary School, TroonTown not recordedView parish
- St Patrick’s Primary School, AuchinleckTown not recordedView parish
- St Paul's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Peter's Primary School, ArdrossanTown not recordedView parish
- St Peter's RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St Peter-in-Chains RC ChurchTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francis Dougan
- Born
- 8 September 1972
- Birthplace
- Lanark
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The cathedral
St Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr stands in Galloway, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland, the Diocese of Galloway carries the Latin title Dioecesis Candidae Casae o Gallovidianus. The pre-Reformation see, founded by Ninian in the fifth century, broke allegiance with Rome in 1560; it disappeared in 1689 within the (official) Church of Scotland, though it continued in the Episcopal Church of Scotland.
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