John Keenan (bishop)

Styles of
**John Keenan**
Styles of; John Keenan
Reference style	The Right Reverend
Spoken style	My Lord
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

The Right Reverend

John Keenan
The Right Reverend; John Keenan
Bishop of Paisley
	Keenan in 2024
Diocese	Paisley
Appointed	8 February 2014
Installed	19 March 2014
Predecessor	Philip Tartaglia
Other post(s)	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
Alma mater	University of Glasgow; (LLB 1988); Pontifical Scots College; Pontifical Gregorian University; (STB, PhL);
Motto	Suscepit servum recordatus misericordiae; (He protects his servant remembering his mercy);
Coat of arms

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. 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.