The Episcopal Ordination Mass of Fr Francis Dougan as the ninth Bishop of Galloway will take place on Saturday 9th March at the parish of St Peter in Chains, Ardrossan at 11am.
The Holy Father appointed Fr Dougan as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway, on 22nd December 2023. He succeeds Archbishop William Nolan who was Bishop of Galloway from 2014 until 2022, when he became Archbishop of Glasgow.
The bishops ordaining Fr Dougan are Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archbishop William Nolan, and Bishop Joseph Toal. Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, the Apostolic Nuncio, will be present both at the Mass of Ordination and at the Mass of Reception in St Margaret's Cathedral in Ayr, which will take place on Sunday 10th March at 3pm. At this Mass, the new bishop will take possession of his cathedral.
Both Masses will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook.