PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Most Rev Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow, 1951 - 2021 (13 January 2021)

That this House notes with sadness the sudden death of the Most Reverend Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow, on 13th January 2021; notes that this date is marked in the Catholic Church as the Feast of St Mungo, the founder and first Bishop of Glasgow, and that Archbishop Tartaglia was considered to be the 40th Successor of St Mungo; further notes that the Archbishop served in that postion since July 2012, having previously been Bishop of Paisley and, since his ordination as a priest in the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Dennistoun in 1975, had served in a number of parishes in Glasgow and as Rector of the Scots College in Rome; recalls his occasional visits to the Palace of Westminster as Archbishop, including his celebration of Mass in the Crypt Chapel on 21st November 2018, marking the centenary of the Education (Scotland) Act 1918 receiving Royal Assent; notes the many tributes paid to him as a wise theologian, and warm-hearted, gentle and generous shepherd of his flock and pastor of souls; and sends its sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to his family, to the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the wider community of Glasgow and Scotland.

Sponsored by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)