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Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles

Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
Dioecesis Ergadiensis et Insularum
Gaelic: Sgìr-Easbuig Earraghàidheal 's nan Eilean
Location
Country Scotland
Territory Most of Argyll and Bute, southern part of Highland, and Outer Hebrides, plus the Isle of Arran
Ecclesiastical province St Andrews and Edinburgh
Metropolitan St Andrews and Edinburgh
Statistics
Area 31,080 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
76,800
10,850 (14.1%)
Parishes 25
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 4 March 1878
Cathedral St. Columba's Cathedral, Oban
Secular priests 29
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Brian McGee
Metropolitan Archbishop Leo Cushley
Episcopal Vicars
  • James L. Canon MacNeil
  • Donald J. Canon MacKay
  • John P. Mackinnon
Website
www.dioceseofargyllandtheisles.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (Latin Diocesis Ergadiensis et Insularum) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, in the Province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.

The diocese covers an area of 31,080 km² and has a Catholic population of 10,546 (14.1%) out of a total population of 74,546 (2006 figures). The see is in the town of Oban where the seat is located at St. Columba's Cathedral.

The diocese was erected on 5 March 1878 following the restoration of the Scottish Catholic hierarchy. On 28 December 2015 Pope Francis appointed Father Brian McGee to succeed the Right Reverend Joseph Toal as eleventh Bishop of Argyll and the Isles.

After its establishment in 1878, the seat of the diocese was in various buildings each overlapping the same site:

The following is a list of the Bishops of Argyll and the Isles:

Coordinates: 56°25′N 5°28′W / 56.417°N 5.467°W / 56.417; -5.467


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