member_of bishop of glasgow and galloway
The Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway is one of the seven dioceses of the ___MASK47___ . It covers Dumfries and Galloway , Ayrshire , Lanarkshire ( including Glasgow ), Dunbartonshire , Renfrewshire and west Stirlingshire ( south of the River Forth ). The diocesan centre is St . Mary ' s Cathedral , Glasgow . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western ___MASK53___ . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in ___MASK53___ . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland , and third largest in the United Kingdom . Historically part of Lanarkshire , it is now one of the 32 council areas of Scotland . It is situated on the River Clyde in the country ' ___MASK76___ West Central Lowlands . Inhabitants of the city are referred to as Glaswegians . The Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway is the ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway . The ___MASK47___ is a Christian church in Scotland , consisting of seven dioceses . Since the 18th century , it has held an identity distinct from the ( Presbyterian ) Church of Scotland .