Doctor of Divinity (honorary), University Glasgow D, University Strathclyde, 1992; professorship (honorary), University Glasgow, 1996; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Aderdeen, 1996; Doctor of the University (honorary), University Strathclyde, 1992.
Parish priest, St. Luke auxiliary bishop, Glasgow, Scotland, 1971-1974; parish priest, Our Holy Redeemer's, Clydebank, 1972-1974; archbishop, Glasgow, since 1974; cardinal, Glasgow, since 1994. President Bishops Conference of Scotland, since 1985. Active Pontifical Council for Family, Pontifical Council for Promotion of Christian Unity.
