William Nolan (bishop)

The Right Reverend
William Nolan
Bishop of Galloway
Diocese Galloway
Appointed 22 November 2014
Installed 14 February 2015
Predecessor John Cunningham
Orders
Ordination 13 June 1977
Consecration 14 February 2015
by Leo Cushley
Personal details
Birth name William Nolan
Born (1954-01-26) 26 January 1954
Denomination Roman Catholic
Parents William and Catherine Nolan
Alma mater
Styles of
William Nolan
Reference style The Right Reverend
Spoken style Your Lordship
Religious style Bishop

William Nolan (born 26 January 1954) is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Galloway.[1]

Early life

William Nolan was born on January 1954 and baptised in St Patrick’s Church, Craigneuk. He was the fourth of eleven children born to William and Catherine Nolan and has five brothers and five sisters. He attended Cathedral Primary School, Motherwell, St Patrick’s Primary School, Craigneuk, St Vincent’s College, Langbank, and, from 1967 to 1971, St Mary’s College, Blairs.

Priesthood

Nolan completed his studies for ordination at the Pontifical Scots College, Rome, from 1971 to 1978, earning a Licence in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University in June 1978.

Nolan was ordained priest for the Diocese of Motherwell on 30 June 1977 in St Bernadette's Church, Motherwell. He subsequently held the following pastoral assignments:

He served as Vice-Rector of the Scots College in Rome from 1983 to 1990. He was appointed Administrator of St John Ogilvie parish, Blantyre in November 2013 and Vicar General of the Motherwell Diocese in June 2014.

Episcopal career

Nolan's appointment was announced on 22 November 2014 by Pope Francis to succeed Bishop John Cunningham and he received episcopal consecration on 14 February 2015 from Archbishop Leo Cushley. The Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Antonio Mennini and Bishop Emeritus Maurice Taylor served as principal co-consecrators.[2]

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/20150126070921/http://www.scmo.org:80/articles/pope-francis-appoints-new-bishop-of-galloway.html. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. David M. Cheney. "Bishop William Nolan [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Cunningham
Bishop of Galloway
2015–present
Incumbent


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