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Suffragan diocese Motherwell, United Kingdom

Diocese of Motherwell

Matrisfontis

The Diocese of Motherwell is a Latin rite diocese covering North and South Lanarkshire and part of Glasgow in Scotland, erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid in Motherwell.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell, in Motherwell, United Kingdom.

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Established
1947
Catholics
154,192
Priests
78
Territory
1,178 km²

Parishes and churches

76 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Toal
Born
13 October 1956
Birthplace
Roy Bridge

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell stands in Motherwell, 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

In Scotland, the Diocese of Motherwell (Latin: Dioecesis Matrisfontis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church.

This see in the wire

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  • Visit of Archbishop Fisichella

    Archbishop Rino Fisichella will celebrate Holy Mass at Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral in Motherwell on Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. The Pro-Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelisation is visiting the Diocese of Motherwell to gather with the local community in prayer. The Diocese of Motherwell invited priests, religious, and lay faithful from across the region to attend the Mass.

    Sep 21, 2026 · Vatican

  • The Price of Tea - How Parishes can become Faitrade

    Sep 4, 2026 · Catholic Life

3 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.