James Scanlan
James Donald Scanlan | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow | |
 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Glasgow |
| Appointed | 29 January 1964 |
| Term ended | 23 April 1974 |
| Predecessor | Donald Campbell |
| Successor | Thomas Winning |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Dunkeld(1949-1955) Bishop of Motherwell(1955-1964) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1929 byFrancis Bourne |
| Consecration | 20 June 1946 byWilliam Godfrey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1899 |
| Died | 25 March 1976 (aged 77) Marylebone,London,England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Motto | Latin:Tantum ut Christo fruar |
James Donald Scanlan(24 January 1899 – 25 March 1976) was aRoman Catholicprelatewho served first as theBishop of Dunkeld,thenBishop of Motherwell,and ultimatelyArchbishop of Glasgow.[1]Born in Glasgow, Scanlan intended to study medicine, but was sent to Sandhurst and served with the Highland Light Infantry. After military service, he earned a law degree from the University of Glasgow before deciding to enter the priesthood. He was ordained in 1929.
Biography
[edit]James Donald Scanlan was born at 511 Duke Street inGlasgowon 24 January 1899, the fifth of the seven children of Joseph (1861–1950) and Sarah Veronica Walls Scanlan (1861–1922). His father was a medical practitioner.[2]He was educated by theMarist BrothersatSt Mungo's Academyand by theJesuitsofSt Aloysius' College,Glasgow. In 1915, he commenced studies at theUniversity of Glasgowintending to study medicine but was sent to theRoyal Military College, Sandhurstto train as an army officer. Posted to theHighland Light Infantry,he saw service in East Africa and Egypt.[3]
Scanlan returned to Glasgow in 1920 and graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor of Law degree in 1923. He worked briefly for a law firm before deciding to become a priest. Scanlan studied atSt Edmund's College, Wareand was ordained a priest for theWestminster Archdioceseon 29 June 1929. In 1930, he earned aLicentiate of Canon Lawfrom theInstitut Catholique de Paris,and in 1932, aDoctorate in Canon Lawfrom theAppollinare in Rome.[4]
Bishop of Dunkeld
[edit]Scanlan was appointed theCoadjutor BishopofDunkeldandTitular BishopofCymeby theHoly Seeon 27 April 1946. He wasconsecratedto theEpiscopateon 20 June 1946. The principalconsecratorwas CardinalWilliam Godfrey,Archbishop of Westminster.[5]The principal co-consecrators wereAndrew Thomas McDonald,Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh andDonald Alphonsus Campbell,Archbishop of Glasgow.[1]On the death of BishopJohn Toneron 31 May 1949, he automatically succeeded as theDiocesan Bishopof Dunkeld.
Bishop of Motherwell
[edit]On 23 May 1955 Bishop Scanlan wastranslatedto theDiocese of Motherwellto succeed BishopEdward Douglas,who had resigned because of continuing ill-health. During Scanlan's nine year tenure, thirteen new parishes were established and five new churches built in existing parishes.[5]
Archbishop of Glasgow
[edit]Scanlan was translated again to theMetropolitan see of Glasgowas archbishop on 29 January 1964. Between 1962 and 1965, he attended all the four sessions of theSecond Vatican Council.[1]
On the 19th July 1969, the archbishop ceremonially cut the first turf for construction of the new St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice inClydebank.[6][7]
He retired on 23 April 1974 and assumed the title ArchbishopEmeritusof Glasgow. He died on 25 March 1976, aged 77.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Archbishop James Donald Scanlan".Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney.Retrieved5 October2010.
- ^Dilworth, Mark. "Scanlan, James Donald (1899–1976), Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow",Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,2004
- ^"James Scanlan Archbishop of Glasgow", University of Glasgow
- ^""James Donald Scanlan", Scottish Catholic Archives "(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 February 2022.Retrieved28 January2020.
- ^abc"Right Rev. James Scanlan", Diocese of Motherwell
- ^Archbishop cuts the first turf, The Glasgow Story
- ^"History", St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice
