Dunkeld (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Andrew McKenzie, Bishop
Stephen Robson, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4 March 1878
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Scotland
Region: Great Britain
Square Kilometers: 8,495 (3,281 Square Miles)
Description: Counties of Angus, Clackmannanshire, part of Fife (N of River Eden), Perth, and Kinross, with the City of Dundee.
Official Web Site: http://www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/
Mailing Address: Diocesan Centre, 24-28 Lawside Road, Dundee, DD3 6XY, Scotland, Great Britain
Telephone: (01382)22.54.53
Fax: 20.45.85

Past and Present Ordinaries

George Rigg † (22 Mar 1878 Appointed - 18 Jan 1887 Died)
James Augustine Smith † (14 Aug 1890 Appointed - 30 Aug 1900 Appointed, Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland)
Angus MacFarlane † (21 Feb 1901 Appointed - 24 Sep 1912 Died)
Robert Fraser † (14 May 1913 Appointed - 28 Mar 1914 Died)
John Toner † (8 Sep 1914 Appointed - 31 May 1949 Died)
James Donald Scanlan † (31 May 1949 Succeeded - 23 May 1955 Appointed, Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland)
William Andrew Hart † (27 May 1955 Appointed - 26 Jan 1981 Retired)
Vincent Paul Logan † (26 Jan 1981 Appointed - 30 Jun 2012 Resigned)
Stephen Robson (11 Dec 2013 Appointed - 28 Dec 2022 Resigned)
Martin James Chambers † (2 Feb 2024 Appointed - 10 Apr 2024 Died)
Andrew McKenzie (27 May 2024 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
4 March 1878	Erected		Diocese of Dunkeld (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 50,439 553,363 9.1% 37 24 61 826 33 90 24 ap1951

1970 50,860 500,000 10.2% 80 27 107 475 39 85 38 ap1971

1980 49,100 451,000 10.9% 45 27 72 681 44 74 38 ap1981

1990 50,000 462,100 10.8% 49 18 67 746 30 75 39 ap1991

1999 45,000 450,000 10.0% 37 16 53 849 10 19 54 38 ap2000

2000 45,000 450,000 10.0% 37 13 50 900 11 14 44 38 ap2001

2001 43,000 443,000 9.7% 36 13 49 877 10 16 41 38 ap2002

2002 43,000 400,000 10.8% 34 11 45 955 9 14 40 38 ap2003

2003 43,000 400,000 10.8% 35 11 46 934 13 14 42 38 ap2004

2004 43,000 400,000 10.8% 35 10 45 955 12 13 38 38 ap2005

2006 43,000 400,000 10.8% 33 10 43 1,000 9 13 35 35 ap2007

2013 44,100 411,500 10.7% 27 13 40 1,102 4 14 21 35 ap2014

2016 64,500 330,864 19.5% 29 13 42 1,535 7 15 12 44 ap2017

2019 64,680 332,146 19.5% 43 15 58 1,115 11 15 10 44 ap2020

2021 63,260 333,101 19.0% 40 14 54 1,171 7 15 8 44 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	50,439	553,363	9.1%	37	24	61	826		33	90	24	ap1951
1970	50,860	500,000	10.2%	80	27	107	475		39	85	38	ap1971
1980	49,100	451,000	10.9%	45	27	72	681		44	74	38	ap1981
1990	50,000	462,100	10.8%	49	18	67	746		30	75	39	ap1991
1999	45,000	450,000	10.0%	37	16	53	849	10	19	54	38	ap2000
2000	45,000	450,000	10.0%	37	13	50	900	11	14	44	38	ap2001
2001	43,000	443,000	9.7%	36	13	49	877	10	16	41	38	ap2002
2002	43,000	400,000	10.8%	34	11	45	955	9	14	40	38	ap2003
2003	43,000	400,000	10.8%	35	11	46	934	13	14	42	38	ap2004
2004	43,000	400,000	10.8%	35	10	45	955	12	13	38	38	ap2005
2006	43,000	400,000	10.8%	33	10	43	1,000	9	13	35	35	ap2007
2013	44,100	411,500	10.7%	27	13	40	1,102	4	14	21	35	ap2014
2016	64,500	330,864	19.5%	29	13	42	1,535	7	15	12	44	ap2017
2019	64,680	332,146	19.5%	43	15	58	1,115	11	15	10	44	ap2020
2021	63,260	333,101	19.0%	40	14	54	1,171	7	15	8	44	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Martin James Chambers † (Bishop: 2 Feb 2024 to 10 Apr 2024)
Michael Foylan † (Priest: 5 Jul 1931 to 8 Dec 1964)
Robert Fraser † (Bishop: 14 May 1913 to 28 Mar 1914)
William Andrew Hart † (Bishop: 27 May 1955 to 26 Jan 1981)
Vincent Paul Logan † (Bishop: 26 Jan 1981 to 30 Jun 2012)
Angus MacFarlane † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1901 to 24 Sep 1912)
James Maguire † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Oct 1939 to 10 Oct 1944)
Joseph Michael McGee † (Priest: 25 May 1929 to 19 Jul 1952)
George Rigg † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1878 to 18 Jan 1887)
James Donald Scanlan † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Apr 1946; Bishop: 31 May 1949 to 23 May 1955)
James Augustine Smith † (Bishop: 14 Aug 1890 to 30 Aug 1900)
John Toner † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1914 to 31 May 1949)

Diocese of Dunkeld

Dioecesis Dunkeldensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased