| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Reverend |
| Brian McGee | |
| Bishop of Argyll & the Isles | |
| Diocese: | Argyll & the Isles |
| Appointed: | 28 December 2015 |
| Enthroned: | 16 February 2016 |
| Ordination: | 29 June 1989 |
| Ordained By: | John Mone |
| Consecration: | 16 February 2016 |
| Consecrated By: | Leo Cushley |
| Birth Name: | Brian McGee |
| Birth Date: | 1965 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Parents: | Seamus and Brighid McGee |
| Brian McGee | |
| Dipstyle: | The Right Reverend |
| Offstyle: | Your Lordship |
| Relstyle: | Bishop |
Brian McGee (born 8 October 1965, Greenock, Scotland) is the 11th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles in Scotland.[1]
McGee was born in Greenock to Irish parents Seamus and Brighid McGee, who moved to Scotland after their marriage in 1964.[2] He attended St Joseph's Primary School and Holy Cross Primary School, both in Greenock. After primary education he continued his studies at St. Vincent's College, Langbank, and St. Mary's College, Blairs, a minor seminary.
McGee studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick's College, Thurles (in County Tipperary, Ireland) between 1983 and 1989, where he received a Certificate in Philosophy (Distinction) validated by the Irish Governments National Council for Educational Awards and a Diploma in Theology (Distinction), accredited by Maynooth Pontifical University. In 2011 he completed a Master of Arts degree in Christian Spirituality (Distinction) from Sarum College, Salisbury.
McGee was ordained in 1989 as a priest for the Diocese of Paisley by Bishop John Mone.
He subsequently held the following pastoral appointments:
In 2014 he was appointed vicar general of the Diocese of Paisley.
He was appointed by Pope Francis on 28 December 2015[3] and consecrated by Archbishop Leo Cushley on 18 February 2016 in St Columba's Cathedral, Oban.[4] Bishops Joseph Toal of Motherwell, McGee's immediate predecessor, and John Keenan, bishop of his native diocese of Paisley, served as co-consecrators.