Brian McGee | |
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Bishop of Argyll & the Isles | |
Diocese | Argyll & the Isles |
Appointed | 28 December 2015 |
Installed | 16 February 2016 |
Predecessor | Joseph Toal |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1989 by John Mone |
Consecration | 16 February 2016 by Leo Cushley |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian McGee 8 October 1965 |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Seamus and Brighid McGee |
Alma mater |
Styles of Brian McGee | |
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Reference style | The Right Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Lordship |
Religious style | Bishop |
Brian McGee (born 8 October 1965, Greenock, Scotland) is the 11th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles in Scotland. [1]
McGee was born in Greenock to Irish parents Seamus and Brighid McGee, who moved to Scotland after their marriage in 1964. [2] He attended St Joseph's Primary School and Holy Cross Primary School, both in Greenock. After primary education he continued his studies at St. Vincent's College, Langbank, and St. Mary's College, Blairs, a minor seminary.
McGee studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick's College, Thurles (in County Tipperary, Ireland) between 1983 and 1989, where he received a Certificate in Philosophy (Distinction) validated by the Irish Governments National Council for Educational Awards and a Diploma in Theology (Distinction), accredited by Maynooth Pontifical University. In 2011 he completed a Master of Arts degree in Christian Spirituality (Distinction) from Sarum College, Salisbury.
McGee was ordained in 1989 as a priest for the Diocese of Paisley by Bishop John Mone.
He subsequently held the following pastoral appointments:
In 2014 he was appointed vicar general of the Diocese of Paisley.
He was appointed by Pope Francis on 28 December 2015 [3] and consecrated by Archbishop Leo Cushley on 18 February 2016 in St Columba's Cathedral, Oban. [4] Bishops Joseph Toal of Motherwell, McGee's immediate predecessor, and John Keenan, bishop of his native diocese of Paisley, served as co-consecrators. [1]
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