The Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell (Latin Dioecesis Matrisfontis) is an ecclesiastical diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland.
The diocese, which was erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow, is led by the Bishop of Motherwell currently the Right Reverend Joseph Devine.
In 2004 the Catholic population, proportionately the largest in Scotland and second largest in Great Britain, was 165,100 from a total population of 633,000. (26.1%)In 2012 the diocese is served by 65 Parish Priests, 7 Assistant Priests and 13 deacons in across its 74 parishes. There are currently 35 Retired Priests from the Diocese and 4 who reside in parishes in the Diocese. The area of the diocese is 1,178 square kilometres (455 sq mi).
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