The Archbishop of Glasgow is an archiepiscopal title that takes its name after the city of

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in Scotland. The position and title were abolished by the

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in 1689; and, in the

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, it is now part of the Episcopal bishopric of Glasgow and Galloway. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title was restored by

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in 1878. The present Archbishop is William Nolan, who was installed on 26 February 2022.

History

The

Diocese of Glasgow The Archdiocese of Glasgow was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the Scottish church. It was the second largest diocese in the Kingdom of Scotland, including Clydesdale, Teviotdale, parts of Tweeddale, Liddesdale, Annanda ...

originates in the period of the reign of

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, but the earliest attested bishops come from the 11th century, appointees of the

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. The episcopal seat was located at Glasgow Cathedral. In 1492, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese by

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. After the Scottish church broke its links with Rome in 1560, the archbishopric continued under the independent Scottish church until 1689 when

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in the established

was finally abolished in favour of

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, requiring bishopric continuity to occur in the disestablished

. In the following centuries Roman Catholicism slowly began a process of re-introduction, culminating in 1829 with legalisation through the Catholic Emancipation Act. A new papally-appointed archbishopric in the Roman Catholic Church was introduced when the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District was elevated to archdiocese status on 4 March 1878 on the

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, and then to metropolitan archdiocese status on 25 May 1947.

Pre-Reformation office holders

Bishops of Glasgow

Archbishops of Glasgow

Post-Reformation office holders

Church of Scotland succession

Scottish Episcopal Church succession

Restored Roman Catholic bishopric

The archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 km². The

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is in the City of Glasgow where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew. (Any dates appearing in italics indicate ''de facto '' continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

References

Bibliography

* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) * Keith, Robert, ''An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down to the Year 1688'', (London, 1824) * Lawrie, Sir Archibald, ''Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153'', (Glasgow, 1905) * Watt, D. E. R. & Murray, A. L., editors, ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Medii Aevi Ad Annum 1638'', revised edition, Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 2003, p. 187–196. {{DEFAULTSORT:Archbishop of Glasgow Bishop of Glasgow Guardians of Scotland

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