▁in ▁Mother well ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁dioc ese . ▁Douglas ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁Epis cop ate ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁principal ▁consec r ator ▁was ▁Arch bishop ▁Donald ▁Al ph ons us ▁Campbell ▁of ▁Glasgow , ▁and ▁the ▁principal ▁co - con sec rat ors ▁were ▁Bishop ▁Kenneth ▁Grant ▁of ▁Ar gy ll ▁and ▁the ▁Is les ▁and ▁Bishop ▁John ▁Alexander ▁Math es on ▁of ▁Aber de en . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁six ▁year ▁ten ure , ▁four teen ▁new ▁par ishes ▁were ▁established ▁and ▁two ▁new ▁churches ▁built ▁in ▁older ▁par ishes , ▁and ▁the ▁C athedral ▁Chapter ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁Cap uch ins ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁U dd ing ston , ▁the ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁Africa ▁in ▁R uther g len , ▁and ▁the ▁X aver ians ▁in ▁Big gar . ▁The ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Hel pers ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sou ls ▁founded ▁a ▁retre at ▁house ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁at ▁New m ains . ▁The ▁Po or ▁Cl ares ▁and ▁the ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Sister s ▁also ▁established ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁Douglas ▁res igned ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Mother well ▁due ▁to ▁continu ing ▁ill ▁health ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Tit ular ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bot rys ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁retired ▁to ▁Fair lie , ▁A yr shire ▁and ▁later ▁under w ent ▁a ▁serious ▁thro