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Suffragan diocese Paisley, United Kingdom

Diocese of Paisley

Pasletan(us)

The Diocese of Paisley is a Latin rite diocese covering Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde in Scotland, erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow. It is the smallest Scottish diocese by area and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Its seat is St Mirin's Cathedral in Paisley.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley, in Paisley, United Kingdom.

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Established
1947
Catholics
87,940
Priests
30
Territory
580 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
John Keenan
Born
19 December 1964
Birthplace
Glasgow

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The cathedral

St Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley stands in Paisley, 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

Erected on 25 May 1947 out of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, the Diocese of Paisley (Latin: Dioecesis Pasletana) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Its territory corresponds to the historic county of Renfrewshire (today the local government areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde). At 580 km2 (220 sq mi), it is the smallest Scottish diocese by area.

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