Archbishop of Glasgow
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The Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Today he is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow.
The bishopric as a functional Glasgow institution originates in the period of the reign of David, Prince of the Cumbrians, but the earliest attested bishops come from the 11th century, appointees of the Archbishop of York. After the Scottish church broke its links with Rome in 1560, the Archbishopric continued under the independent Scottish church until 1689 when Episcopacy was abolished.
In the following years Catholicism slowly began re-establishing itself, culminating in the Catholic Emancipation. The archbishopric was revived when the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District was elevated to archdiocese status on 4 March 1878 on the Restoration of the Scottish hierarchy, and then to metropolitan archdiocese status on 25 May 1947.
The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Mario Joseph Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow.
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[edit] List of bishops of Glasgow
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| fl. 1055 x 1060 | Magsuen | Name is either a corruption of Magnus or Mac Suein. Said in York sources to have been consecrated by Cynesige, Archbishop of York. |
| fl. 1055 x 1060-1066 (?) | Johannes Scotus | Said to have been consecrated by Cynesige; probably the John "the Scot" who later became bishop of Mecklenburg. |
| fl. 1109 x 1114 | Michael | |
| 1114 x 1118-1147 | John | |
| 1147-1164 | Herbert | |
| 1164-1174 | Enguerrand (Ingelram) | |
| 1174-1199 | Jocelin | |
| 1199 | Hugh de Roxburgh | He died less that four months after his election. It is probable that he was not consecrated. |
| 1199-1202 | William de Malveisin | Translated to the higher ranking Bishopric of St Andrews in 1202. |
| 1202-1207 | Florence | Was bishop-elect for five years, but probably never received consecration, and resigned his see in 1207 to retire to Rome. |
| 1207-1232 | Walter | |
| 1232 x 1233-1258 | William de Bondington | |
| 1259 | Nicholas de Moffat | He travelled to the Holy See to receive consecration; but he did not pay the money requested of him, and the his travel companions turned against him. He therefore returned to Scotland unconsecrated, and had to give up the see. |
| 1259-1268 | John de Cheam | |
| 1268-1270 | Nicholas de Moffat (again) | This time, Nicholas died before consecration. |
| 1270-1271 | William Wishart | He was translated to the higher ranking Bishopric of St Andrews before receiving consecration for Glasgow. |
| 1271-1316 | Robert Wishart | |
| el. 1316 x 1317 | Stephen de Dunnideer | Travelled to the Holy See to receive consecration, but the Pope rejected his election under pressure from King Edward II of England; he died at Paris on his return home. |
| 1318-1323 | John de Egglescliffe | He was provided and consecrated by Pope John XXII, acting in accordance with King Edward II, after rejecting the election of John de Lindesay.. As a pro-English appointee, he never took possession of the see, and was translated to the Bishopric of Down in March, 1323. |
| 1317 x 1318-1334 x 1336 | John de Lindsay | |
| 1336-1337 | John Wishart | |
| 1338-1367 | William Rae | |
| 1367-1387 | Walter Wardlaw | |
| 1387-1408 | Matthew de Glendonwyn | In 1391, during the Western Schism, the Roman Pope tried appoint John Framisden to the see, but it was politically unsuccessful. |
| 1408-1425 x 1426 | William de Lauder | |
| 1426-1446 | John Cameron | |
| 1447 | James Bruce | |
| 1447-1454 | William Turnbull | |
| 1455-1473 | Andrew de Durisdeer | |
| 1474-1483 | John Laing | |
| 1483 | George de Carmichel | He was never consecrated because the Pope, Pope Sixtus IV rejected his election because he had previously reserved the see for himself. |
| 1483-1492/1508 | Robert Blackadder | During Robert's episcopate, the Bishopric of Glasgow was elevated to the status of Archbishopric. Thereafter, Robert and his successors would bear the title "Archbishop" instead of merely "Bishop". |
[edit] List of archbishops of Glasgow
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1483/92-1508 | Robert Blackadder | During Robert's episcopate, the
Bishopric of Glasgow was elevated to the status of Archbishopric. Thereafter, Robert and his successors would bear the title "Archbishop" instead of merely "Bishop". |
| 1508-1523 | James Beaton | |
| 1523-1547 | Gavin Dunbar | |
| 1547-1548 | James Hamilton | Crown nomination in 1547, but rejected by papacy in summer 1548 on grounds of illegitimacy. |
| 1548 | Donald Campbell | Crown nomination in 1548 to papal nuncio, but nuncio died and nomination dropped. |
| 1550-1551 | Alexander Gordon | |
| 1551-1570 | James Beaton II | James Beaton was the last Archbishop before the Scottish Reformation. Although there continued to be nominal archbishops of the see, they were no longer part of the Western Church. |
| 1571-1572 | John Porterfield | |
| 1573-1581 | James Boyd of Trochrig | |
| 1581-1585 | Robert Montgomery | |
| 1585-1587 | William Erskine | |
| 1598-1603 | James Beaton II | Rehabilitated. |
| 1603-1615 | John Spottiswoode | |
| 1615-1632 | James Law | |
| 1632-1638 | Patrick Lindsay | |
| 1661-1664 | Andrew Fairfoul | First bishop of the Restoration Episcopate. |
| 1664-1669 | Alexander Burnet | First bishop of the Restoration Episcopate. |
| 1671-1674 | Robert Leighton | |
| 1674-1679 | Alexander Burnet | |
| 1679-1684 | Arthur Rose | |
| 1684-1687 | Alexander Cairncross | |
| 1687-1689 | John Paterson |
[edit] List of the Archbishops of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland and its precursor offices
The modern archdiocese covers an area of 1,165 km². The Metropolitan See 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.)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District | ||
| 13 February 1827 to 20 September 1832 | Bishop Ranald MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District; died in office |
| 20 September 1832 to 15 October 1845 | Bishop Andrew Scott, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; resigned |
| 15 October 1845 to 15 December 1865 | Bishop John Murdoch, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; died in office |
| 15 December 1865 to 4 March 1869 | Bishop John Gray, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District; resigned |
| 4 March 1869 to 15 March 1878 | vacant | |
| Archdiocese of Glasgow | ||
| 15 March 1878 to 27 March 1902 | Charles Petre Eyre, Archbishop of Glasgow | Apostolic Administrator of the Western District, died in office |
| 4 August 1902 to 14 October 1920 | John Maguire, Archbishop of Glasgow | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, died in office |
| 14 October 1920 to 24 February 1922 | vacant | |
| 24 February 1922 to 8 December 1943 | Donald Mackintosh, Archbishop of Glasgow | Priest; ordained 21 May 1922; died in office |
| 6 January 1945 to 25 May 1947 | Donald Alphonsus Campbell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Argyll and the Isles; becoming Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow | ||
| 25 May 1947 to 22 July 1963 | Donald Alphonsus Campbell, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Hitherto Archbishop; died in office |
| 29 January 1964 to 23 April 1974 | James Donald Scanlan, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Motherwell; retired |
| 23 April 1974 to 26 November 1994 | Thomas Joseph Winning, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow; becoming Cardinal |
| 26 November 1994 to 17 June 2001 | Thomas Joseph Cardinal Winning, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Died in office |
| 15 January 2002 to present | Mario Joseph Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow | Bishop of Aberdeen |
[edit] References
- 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., Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638, 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969)
[edit] See also
| Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Scotland | ||
| Archbishops | Bishops | |
| Glasgow | Motherwell | Paisley | |
| Saint Andrews & Edinburgh | Aberdeen | Argyll & the Isles | Dunkeld | Galloway | |
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