That the Parliament congratulates Father Frank Dougan, formerly of the Diocese of Motherwell, on accepting Pope Francis’s nomination for Bishop of Galloway; recognises that Pope Francis has nominated Fr Dougan to take on the role of serving the Diocese of Galloway as its Bishop; understands that he will succeed Archbishop William Nolan, who was Bishop of Galloway from 2014 to 2022, when he became Archbishop of Glasgow, and that Galloway has been administered by Fr William McFadden since then; notes that Fr Dougan was raised in Wishaw, where he attended St Aidan’s Primary and St Aidan’s High School, before progressing to senior seminary at Scots College in Rome from 1990 to 1995, and study at the University of Glasgow; understands that he was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Motherwell on 27 June 2001; thanks Fr Dougan for his service across the Diocese of Motherwell, and wishes him the best in leading the Catholic community across the Diocese of Galloway.