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List of Bishops of Motherwell

Bishops of Motherwell
From Until Incumbent Notes
1948 1954 Edward Wilson Douglas Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 7 February 1948 and consecrated on 21 April 1948. Resigned on 9 February 1954 and appointed Titular Bishop of Botrys. Died on 12 June 1967.
1955 1964 James Donald Scanlan Previously Bishop of Dunkeld (1949–1955). Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 23 May 1955. Translated to the archbishopric of Glasgow on 29 January 1964.
1964 1982 Francis A. S. W. Thomson Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 8 December 1964 and consecrated on 24 February 1965. Resigned on 14 December 1982 and died on 6 December 1987.
1983 present Joseph Devine Previously an auxiliary bishop of Glasgow (1977–1983). Appointed bishop of Motherwell on 13 May 1983.

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