Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow
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Archdiocese of Glasgow Archidioecesis Glasguensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Territory | Most of the city of Glasgow and the council areas of East and West Dunbartonshire, plus small parts of the council areas of Argyll and Bute, Stirling, North and South Lanarkshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | Glasgow |
| Metropolitan | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°52′37″N 4°17′06″W / 55.877°N 4.285°WCoordinates: 55°52′37″N 4°17′06″W / 55.877°N 4.285°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,165 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 827,000 196,200 (23.7%) |
| Parishes | 93 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1878 |
| Cathedral | St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow |
| Secular priests | 186 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Philip Tartaglia |
| Vicar General | Mgr Paul Conroy |
| Emeritus Bishops | Mario Joseph Conti |
| Website | |
| rcag.org.uk | |
The Archdiocese of Glasgow (Latin: Archidioecesis Glasguensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. Glasgow first became an archbishopric in 1492, eventually securing the dioceses of Galloway, Argyll and the Isles as suffragans.
The modern Archdiocese of Glasgow was re-established in 1878 and currently consists of 106 parishes served by 228 priests (2003 figures) covering an area of 1,165 square kilometres (450 sq mi) in the West of Scotland. It includes the city of Glasgow and extends to the town of Cumbernauld in the east, northwards to Bearsden, Bishopbriggs and Milngavie and westwards to Dumbarton, Balloch and Garelochhead. The Catholic population of the diocese is 224,344 (28.8%) out of a total population of 779,490 (2003 figures). Since 1947, the Archdiocese of Glasgow has been a Metropolitan Diocese, containing the two suffragan Dioceses of Motherwell and Paisley. The Archbishop of Glasgow is therefore also the Metropolitan of the Province of Glasgow.
Archbishop emeritus Mario Joseph Conti was appointed in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Upon Conti's resignation in July 2012, having passed the required age of 75, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Philip Tartaglia, the Bishop of Paisley, to succeed him. Tartaglia was installed as archbishop in September 2012.
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