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The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia has died after contracting Covid-19.
Tributes have poured in for the religious leader, described as a fine man who was a huge fan of Scottish giants Celtic FC.
The 70-year-old, who had served as Archbishop of Glasgow since 2012, tested positive for coronavirus shortly after Christmas and was self-isolating at home.
The Catholic Church in Scotland said the cause of his death was not yet clear.
The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartaglia has died after contracting Covid-19
It will be for Pope Francis to appoint a new Archbishop to succeed Archbishop Tartaglia, but until then the Archdiocese will be overseen by an administrator
Right Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland This year will doubtless be remembered as the ‘COVID Christmas’ and there will be plenty of us who will testify for some time to come that, yes, that’s what happened. Perhaps we’ll look back on it with a degree of sadness that we weren’t quite able to observe our traditions in the way we usually do. But I wonder if at the same time, we’ll look back and realise that the stripping away of much of the ‘trimmings’ allowed us to appreciate a little more of the ‘turkey’?