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In 2012 the diocese was served by 65 parish priests, 7 assistant priests and 13 deacons in across its 74 parishes (the number of parishes had reduced to 67 by March 2017). [3] There are currently 35 retired priests from the diocese and 4 who reside in parishes in the diocese. The area of the diocese is 1,178 square kilometres (455 sq mi). [1]
In 1948, the church was elevated to the status of cathedral after the new Motherwell Diocese was erected as a suffragan see by the apostolic constitution Maxime interest. The Scottish Catholic Directory of 1901 includes in the list of events for the year 1899-1900 the "Opening of the Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, Motherwell" on Monday 9 ...
St Ignatius Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the town of Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, within the Diocese of Motherwell. The church building was constructed in 1865, and is a category A listed building. It was designed by George Goldie in a Gothic revival style. [1] The Church now holds about 1100 residents every Saturday ...
The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland comprises two ecclesiastical provinces each headed by a metropolitan archbishop. The provinces in turn are subdivided into 6 dioceses and 2 archdioceses, each headed by a bishop or an archbishop, respectively.
The Bishop of Motherwell is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell in the Province of Glasgow, Scotland. [1] The diocese covers an area of 1,178 km 2 (500 sq mi). [1] The see is in the town of Motherwell where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid. [1]
These lists the Catholic dioceses of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom.The Catholic Church is not organised on a state basis in the United Kingdom. In the island of Great Britain, the Church is organised into two separate hierarchies or episcopal conferences: the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and the Catholic Church in Scotland.
English: More properly called the Cathedral of our Lady of Good Aid, this is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell. Originally an ordinary church, the striking red sandstone building was designed by Peter Paul Pugin and opened on 9 December 1900.
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as Motherwell Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral which is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell. It is the seat of the Bishop of Motherwell and its current bishop is Joseph Toal. The cathedral is open to the public most days.