Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United Kingdom.

The Diocese is currently led by Bishop Vincent Paul Logan who was appointed in 1981, and is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh.

History

The Roman Catholic Church restored the historical Diocese of Dunkeld (with different boundaries from the pre-Reformation diocese), on 4 March, 1878, by decree of Pope Leo XIII. Dunkeld is one of the suffragan sees in the archiepiscopal province of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, and includes the counties of Perth, Angus, Clackmannan, Kinross, and the northern part of Fife. The diocesan cathedral is dedicated to Saint Andrew and is located in Dundee rather than Dunkeld; Dundee is the residence of the great majority of the Catholics of the diocese. The cathedral chapter, erected in 1895, consists of a provost and eight canons.

The present bishop is the Rt. Rev. Vincent Paul Logan who assumed office on 26th of February 1981. According to the Bishop's Conference, in 2001 Dunkeld Diocese had 46 priests and 11 permanent deacons serving 38 parishes, with a total Catholic population of some 45,000.

Institutions

The diocese has numerous primary schools throughout its area. The presence of three secondary schools (Lawside Academy, St. John's Secondary and St. Saviour's Secondary) within the city of Dundee testifies to the size of the Catholic population, though these schools welcome pupils from religious traditions other than their own. There are also Catholic secondaries in Perth (St. Columba), Dunfermline (also St. Columba) and the newest, dedicated to St. Andrew, was opened in Kirkcaldy during 2004. There is one independent school for girls: Kilgraston, which is situated in Bridge of Earn, near Perth and run by the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart.

There are 6 institutes of religious life for men: The Redemptorists who run a retreat centre at Kinnoull in Perth; the Servites in the parish of St. Vincent, the Pallotines at St. Francis of Assisi, also cater for the Polish community in Dundee; the Little Flower Congregation (an Oriental rite foundation from India) in the parish of St. Clement; the Jericho Benedictines operate a home for recovering alcoholics, and the Marist Brothers who teach. Several institutes for women maintain a presence in the Diocese, and are involved in a variety of ministries: teaching, administration and running a home for the elderly. The Diocese also operates its own facility for elderly people: St. Mary's Home in Monifieth as well as a day care centre attached to the home.

Ordinaries

*George Rigg (Appointed 22 Mar 1878 - Died 18 Jan 1887)
*James August Smith (Appointed 14 Aug 1890 - Died 30 Aug 1900)
*Angus MacFarlane (Appointed 21 Feb 1901 - Died 24 Sep 1912)
*Robert Fraser (Appointed 14 May 1913 - Died 28 Mar 1914)
*John Toner (Appointed 8 Sep 1914 - Died 31 May 1949)
*James Donald Scanlan (Succeeded 31 May 1949 - Translated to Motherwell 23 May 1955)
*William Andrew Hart (Appointed 27 May 1955 - Retired 26 Jan 1981)
*Vincent Paul Logan (Appointed 26 Jan 1981 - )

External links

* [http://www.dunkelddiocese.org.uk/ Diocese of Dunkeld]
* [http://www.scmo.org/_titles/bishops_conference.htm Scottish Conference of Catholic Bishops]
* [http://www.lawsideacademy.co.uk/ Lawside Academy]
* [http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/stsavcom/ St Saviour's High School]
* [http://www.sol.co.uk/s/stjohns/index.htm St. John's High School]
* [http://www.st-columbas.pkc.sch.uk/ St. Columba's High School, Perth]
* [http://www.kilgraston.com/ Kilgraston School for Girls]
* [http://wwwhttp://kinnoullmonastery.org/ Kinnoull Monastery]
* [http://www.dunkelddiocese.org.uk/social.htm St. Mary's Home]
* [http://www.cstfathers.org/ Little Flower Congregation]