Bishops' Conference of Scotland
The Bishops' Conference of Scotland (BCOS), under the trust of the Catholic National Endowment Trust, and based in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, is an episcopal conference for archbishops and bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. The conference is primarily made up of the presiding bishops of Scotland's eight dioceses as well as bishops who have retired.
| Co-labhairt Easbaigean na h-Alba (in Scottish Gaelic) | |
| Abbreviation | BCOS |
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| Type | Religious body |
| Legal status | Under charitable trust (SC016650) |
| Purpose | "To enable the Roman Catholic Bishops in Scotland to work together, undertaking nationwide initiatives through their Commissions and Agencies." |
| Headquarters | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire |
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Membership | Incumbent and retired archbishops and bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland |
President | Bishop Hugh Gilbert |
Main organ | The Episcopal Conference |
| Affiliations | Council of European Bishops' Conferences, Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Union, Catholic Bishops' Bioethics Committee, Action of Churches Together in Scotland, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland |
| Website | http://www.bcos.org.uk/ |
As of 2018, the president of the conference is Bishop Hugh Gilbert of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen.
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