John Keenan (bishop)
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John Keenan | |
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| Bishop of Paisley | |
_(John_Keenan_cropped).jpg) Keenan in 2024 | |
| Diocese | Paisley |
| Appointed | 8 February 2014 |
| Installed | 19 March 2014 |
| Predecessor | Philip Tartaglia |
| Other post | President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland (2024–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 July 1995 by Thomas Winning |
| Consecration | 19 March 2014 by Philip Tartaglia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Keenan 19 December 1964 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Joseph & Philomena Keenan |
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| Styles of John Keenan | |
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
John Keenan (born 19 December 1964, in Glasgow) is a Scottish Roman Catholic bishop, who has served as the bishop of the Diocese of Paisley since 2014.[1] Before becoming a bishop he was a parish priest and school then university chaplain. Since 2024, he has also been president of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland.
John Keenan, one of the five children of Joseph and Philomena Keenan, was born in Glasgow where he was baptised at St Joseph's Church, Cowcaddens.[2] He was educated at St Gregory's Primary School in the Wyndford area of the city before going on to the Salesian Missionary College, Shrigley Hall near Macclesfield, Cheshire, England where he received his secondary education. In 1984 he matriculated at the University of Glasgow where he read law, graduating with a first class honours Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1988. From 1988 until 1995 he received his priestly formation at the Pontifical Scots College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, graduating with Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB) and Licentiate in Philosophy (PhL) degrees.[3]
