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By Leah Silvieus ’21 M.A.R.

Leo Cushley and John Keenan in the running to replace late Philip Tartaglia as Archbishop of Glasgow Analysis The search is on to find a new Archbishop of Glasgow with (left to right) Leo Cushley, Joseph Toal, and John Keenan said to be in the running SINCE being restored as an archdiocese by Pope Leo XIII in 1878, only eight men have served as the Archbishop of Glasgow. Soon there will be a ninth.  The Catholic church in the city has begun the search to replace the late Philip Tartaglia, who passed away last month following a short battle with Covid-19. 

Pictures: Archdiocese of Glasgow/Flickr THE Archbishop of Glasgow has been laid to rest in a funeral service at St Andrew's Cathedral.  Philip Tartaglia was described as a "great tree felled unexpectedly in the middle of the night" and "someone who touched so many lives" during the Covid-19 restricted ceremony this afternoon.  Close friends and family came together to mourn the loss of the Glasgow man while thousands watched the funeral mass online.  Bishop Hugh Gilbert, president of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, said: "Don't we wish this wasn't happening. Don't we wish we w...

Tributes have been paid to former Bishop of Dunkeld Vincent Logan who has at the age of 79. He was once one of the worlds youngest bishops.