Pope names Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia as Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s temporary replacement

SCOTLAND
Daily Record

THE Archbishop asked people to pray for him as he took control of the east coast diocese in “painful and distressing times”.

A TOP Glasgow Catholic has been named as the temporary replacement for Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

The Archbishop of Glasgow, Rev Philip Tartaglia, will govern the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.

His appointment comes after the shock resignation of Cardinal Keith O’Brien on Monday

Britain’s most senior Catholic stepped down amid allegations he behaved “inappropriately” to three serving priests and a former priest.

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