Thursday, 30 October 2025

Bishops Conference of Scotland

  The Lord Lyon has granted arms to the Bishops Conference of Scotland, chaired by Bishop John Keenan of Paisley. Lyon presented the letters patent to Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Metropolitan Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The artist is Clare McCrory, Herald Painter.


Azure on a saltire Argent two bishops' croziers in saltire Gules and in chief a martlet Or all within a tressure Gules. Behind the shield is set a Celtic bishop's cross Or.




l to r: Archbishop Nolan of Glasgow, Bishop Toal of Motherwell, Bishop Dougan of Galloway, Bishop McGhee of Argyll, Bishop Keenan of Paisley, Bishop McKenzie of Dunkeld, Bishop Gilbert OSB of Aberdeen, Archbishop Cushley of St Andrews & Edinburgh