Record

Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/1/072
Title	Archbishop James Donald Scanlan, Diocese of Glasgow
Date	[20th cent]
Level	Item
Description	This photograph shows Archbishop Scanlan standing on a stage [presumably in a church hall], with band seated behind him, drawing a raffle ticket from a box held by a priest standing alongside him; Archbishop Scanlan was born in Glasgow on 24th January 1899 and was ordained in Westminster on 29th June 1929; he was consecrated by Archbishop Godfrey on 20th June 1946 and translated to Motherwell in 1955. Archbishop Scanlan retired on 23rd April 1974 and died in London on 25th March 1976. Full details of Archbishop Scanlan's life can be found on pp 370 to 377 in the Catholic Directory for 1977.
Physical Description	Black and white photograph; 16.5 x 21.5cms
Format	Photograph
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

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