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On 29 April 2014, Bishop Toal was appointed by Pope Francis as the fifth Bishop of Motherwell. He was installed on Monday 23 June 2014 in Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral, Motherwell. |
On 29 April 2014, Bishop Toal was appointed by Pope Francis as the fifth Bishop of Motherwell. He was installed on Monday 23 June 2014 in Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral, Motherwell. |
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==Controversy== |
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Fr Matthew Despard complained about what he considered a culture of [[homosexual]] [[bullying]] within the catholic church. Joseph Toal arranged for letters given to Despard's parishoners strongly critical of Despard and later suspended him. Toal condemned Despard for questioning his authority. Reactions of Despard's parishoners were mixed but supporters of Despard walked out during masses which Toal held in Despard's former church. Toal maintains accusations Despard made were false.<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13139239.Shamed_Cardinal_urged_to_tell_life_story_by_former_Irish_leader/ Shamed Cardinal urged to tell life story by former Irish leader]</ref><ref>[http://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/whistleblower-priest-sentenced-for-tell-all-on-gay-lobby A Scottish priest who authored an exposé on the gay lobby in the Church has been sentenced]</ref> |
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The Right Reverend Joseph Anthony Toal | |
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| Bishop of Motherwell | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell |
| Appointed | 29 April 2014 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Devine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1956 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | St Gerard's Presbytery, Bellshill |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Argyll & the Isles |
Joseph Toal | |
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| Bishop of Argyll and The Isles | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles |
| Appointed | 16 October 2008 |
| Installed | 8 December 2008 |
| Predecessor | Ian Murray |
| Successor | Sede Vacante |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 July 1980 |
| Consecration | 8 December 2008 by Keith O'Brien |
Joseph Anthony Toal is the Roman Catholic Bishop of Motherwell in Scotland.
On 29 April 2014 he was named by Pope Francis as the fifth Bishop of Motherwell, having served as Bishop of Argyll and the Isles since 2008.[1]
Born in Roy Bridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland on 13 October 1956, he was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles at St Columba's Cathedral in Oban on 10 July 1980.[2]
After ordination he served in Daliburgh and Ardkenneth on South Uist, Campbeltown and Benbecula before being appointed spiritual director at the Royal Scots College in Salamanca, Spain, in 1999. He was then vice rector before becoming rector of the College.[citation needed]
Toal was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles by the Holy See on 16 October 2008 and consecrated to the episcopate on 8 December 2008. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain and Bishop Ian Murray, Bishop Emeritus of Argyll and the Isles.[2]
On 29 April 2014, Bishop Toal was appointed by Pope Francis as the fifth Bishop of Motherwell. He was installed on Monday 23 June 2014 in Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral, Motherwell.
Controversy
Fr Matthew Despard complained about what he considered a culture of homosexual bullying within the catholic church. Joseph Toal arranged for letters given to Despard's parishoners strongly critical of Despard and later suspended him. Toal condemned Despard for questioning his authority. Reactions of Despard's parishoners were mixed but supporters of Despard walked out during masses which Toal held in Despard's former church. Toal maintains accusations Despard made were false.[3][4]
References
- ^ http://www.scmo.org/articles/pope-francis-appoints-new-bishop-of-motherwell.html
- ^ a b "Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ Shamed Cardinal urged to tell life story by former Irish leader
- ^ A Scottish priest who authored an exposé on the gay lobby in the Church has been sentenced