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In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
  Glasgow
Nearly all these bishops of Glasgow took an active share in the government of the country, whether as chancellors or treasurers of the kingdom or as members of regency during the minority of a sovereign.
The Catholics of the Glasgow district are computed at 380,000 out of a general population within the same bounds of 1,180,000.
The development of the university kept pace with the growth of Glasgow, and the increasing commercial importance of the city was reflected in the advance of scientific studies.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/g/glasgow.html   (1619 words)

  
 Archbishop of Glasgow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Archbishop of Glasgow is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Glasgow.
The current archbishop is His Grace the Most Reverend Mario Joseph Conti, Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow.
During Robert's episcopate, the Bishopric of Glasgow was elevated to the status of Archbishopric.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Archbishop_of_Glasgow   (354 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Archdiocese of Glasgow
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, United Kingdom.
The Archdiocese is led by the Archbishop of Glasgow, currently Mario Joseph Conti.
The Archdiocese of Glasgow consists of 106 parishes in the West of Scotland, and includes the city of Glasgow, and the towns of Dumbarton in the west and Cumbernauld in the east.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Glasgow   (1004 words)

  
 Bishop of Glasgow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bishop of Glasgow was the ecclesiatical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
The bishopric as a functional Glasgow institution originates in the period of the reign of David, Prince of the Cumrbians, but the earliest attested bishop was Michael, who may have been no more than a nominal appointee of the Archbishop of York.
Archbishop of Glasgow (for modern Catholic Archbishopric of St. Andrews and Edinburgh)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Glasgow   (492 words)

  
 Cardinal Thomas Winning RIP
On 22 October 1971 was appointed titular Bishop of Louth and Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, and received episcopal ordination in Glasgow on 30 November 1971.
From 1978 to 1984 Archbishop Winning was a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, from 1990 to 1996 the delegate of the Scottish Bishops' Conference to COMECE (the Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Union), and also a member of the CCEE (Council of European Bishops' Conferences).
Archbishop Keith Patrick O'Brien of St Andrews and Edinburgh preached at Vespers on 24 June at St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow, and Bishop Joseph Devine of Motherwell preached at the funeral Mass on 25 June.
www.catholic-ew.org.uk /briefing/0107/0010701.htm   (5869 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | Pope honours city archbishop
Archbishop Conti, who was installed as the Archbishop of Glasgow in February, will wear the pallium on particular feast days as a sign of his increased responsibility and his union with Rome.
He was joined by other new archbishops from around the world for the special mass, which was took place on the feast of St Peter and St Paul.
The archbishop said he was "particularly glad" to return to Rome, where he had spent a substantial amount of time during his formative years.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/2074071.stm   (417 words)

  
 Glasgow Scotland - Cathedral Precinct
Glasgow's fine mediaeval cathedral is situated well away from the present day city centre.
The city's ancient cathedral is dedicated to Glasgow's patron saint, St Mungo (or Kentigern) who established a church on the site at the beginning of the 7th century and was buried there around the year 612.
Glasgow's oldest house, Provand's Lordship, is situated on the west side of Castle Street, close to the Cathedral.
www.scotcities.com /townhead.htm   (990 words)

  
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Hail, wind, snow and sun combined as Archbishop Conti was installed as the chief shepherd of the diocesan family of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
Archbishop Conti had asked that the celebration of Vespers would provide him with an opportunity of paying his respects to all sections of the community and of "stretching out the hand of friendship".
As Principal celebrant of the Mass, Archbishop Conti was flanked by Cardinal Cahal Daly, Archbishop emeritus of Armagh, Cardinal Desmond Connell, of Dublin, Archbishop Puente and Archbishop Keith O’Brien, of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh.
www.rcag.org.uk /Flourish/mar02   (4182 words)

  
 David Beaton
Scottish cardinal and archbishop of St. Andrews, a younger son of John Beaton of Balfour in the county of Fife, and is said to have been born in the year 1494.
1539), Archbishop of Glasgow and St. Andrews, was lord treasurer of Scotland before he became Archbishop of Glasgow in 1509, was chancellor from 1513 to 1526, and was appointed Archbishop of St. Andrews and primate of Scotland in 1522.
In 1552 he was consecrated Archbishop of Glasgow, but from 1560 until his death in 1603 he lived in Paris, acting as ambassador for Scotland at the French court.
www.nndb.com /people/595/000094313   (1181 words)

  
 Archbishop may help lift curse - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
THE Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti is to consider stepping in to save Carlisle from a 'curse' which has seen the city hit by a four-year run of bad luck.
Written by the then Archbishop of Glasgow in 1525, it was inscribed on a 14-tonne boulder in 2001 to mark the Millennium in Carlisle.
Archbishop Gavin Dunbar wrote the curse to put the fear of God into pillaging Reivers in the Borders.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5036143.shtml   (185 words)

  
 Archdiocese of Glasgow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Archbishop Conti is currently a member of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity.
The Archbishop is also a member of the Catholic Bishops’ Joint Committee for Bio-Ethics and also of the Central Council of ACTS (Action of Churches Together in Scotland) and is a President of CTBI (Churches Together in Britain and Ireland).
He was appointed Archbishop of Glasgow by His Holiness Pope John Paul II on January 15th 2002 and took possession of the Archdiocese on Friday 22nd February 2002 in Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow.
www.rcag.org.uk /archbishop_intro.htm   (390 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Glasgow's New Archbishop Calls For End To Sectarianism
GLASGOW, Scotland, Feb 22, 02 (CWNews.com) - The new Archbishop of Glasgow has called on the city to face up to the challenge of sectarianism.
Archbishop Conti, who succeeds the late Cardinal Thomas Winning, said: "We sense that it is going to be an uphill struggle, but we are convinced that ultimately, by all sections of the community working together, and the grace of God coming upon us, ancient animosities will give way to a civilization of love."
The new archbishop, who was formerly bishop of Aberdeen, defended the Catholic schools system which has been accused of encouraging sectarianism.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=17523   (296 words)

  
 Archbishop won't lift stone's 'curse' - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
THE Archbishop of Glasgow will not be saving Carlisle from its infamous "cursing stone", it has emerged.
The stone, placed in Carlisle to mark the Millennium, was inscribed with a curse written by the then Archbishop of Glasgow in 1525.
It was suggested that Archbishop Conti, as his modern-day equivalent, would be able to lift the "curse" - blamed for disasters including foot and mouth and floods in the city.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5036424.shtml   (160 words)

  
 BBC News | SCOTLAND | Archbishop outlines hopes in new role
Cardinal Winning's successor as archbishop of Glasgow says his initial reaction on hearing of his appointment was "Oh help!".
Born in Elgin, Moray, the Archbishop of Glasgow-elect was educated at the town's St Marie's Convent and Springfield School.
The 67-year-old was ordained priest on 26 October 1958, by Archbishop Luigi Traglia.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/1762423.stm   (456 words)

  
 Glasgow Italian Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
More than 650 members of Glasgow’s Italian community came together to celebrate the contribution made by generations of Scottish Italians to the social fabric of the city.
The Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, and the Lord Provost, Liz Cameron, jointly hosted the evening beginning with a celebratory Mass, followed by a Civic Reception in the City Chambers.
The Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, said: “After discussion with the new Consul General of Italy, Dr Andrea Macchioni, I felt it would be appropriate to hold a Mass for the Italian community, offering them a long-overdue opportunity to come together, recalling their roots but also recognising their contribution to this city.
www.glasgow.gov.uk /en/News/GlasgowItalianCommunity.htm   (370 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Glasgow - Archbishop of Glasgow receives papal honour
MARIO Conti, the Archbishop of Glasgow, will today take part in a special ceremony in Rome’s St Peter’s Square where the Pope will confer the pallium on him.
The archbishop will take his place alongside other new metropolitan archbishops from around the world for the special mass, which takes place on the feast of St Peter and St Paul.
Archbishop Conti, 68, took his seat in Glasgow this year and had previously been the Bishop of Aberdeen.
www.news.scotsman.com /glasgow.cfm?id=705172002   (385 words)

  
 Press Release
Tuesday June 17 sees the second anniversary of the death of Cardinal Thomas Winning, Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 until 2001.
To mark the Cardinal's anniversary it is expected that more than 100 Masses will be celebrated on June 17 throughout the Archdiocese of Glasgow and beyond.
An exhibition of the late Cardinal's vestments, donated by his family, is on display at St Aidan's High in Wishaw.
www.scmo.org /_titles/view.asp?id=159   (277 words)

  
 Glasgow University Library Timeline
Glasgow University was founded by the Bull of the humanist pope Nicholas V. From the beginning, the University was undoubtedly furnished with some books for teaching, which took place initially within the cathedral church of St Mungo.
It was also probably the case that the masters had free access to the resources of both the Dean and Chapter library of the cathedral, and the library of the adjacent Dominican house.
Minister of the Barony Church in Glasgow, as well as Dean of Faculty, Rector and Vice-Chancellor at the University, Boyd left the University his manuscripts, books and £20,000 to provide new buildings and establish bursaries.
special.lib.gla.ac.uk /exhibns/timeline   (2863 words)

  
 Glasgow Photo Library - St Andrew's Cathedral
Glasgow has a substantial Roman Catholic population and so it is appropriate that their main cathedral should be in the city.
The building is the base for the Archbishop of Glasgow, the most senior figure in the Roman Catholic church in Scotland.
It was the first major piece of Gothic revivalism in Glasgow.
www.rampantscotland.com /glasgow/glw_andrew.htm   (131 words)

  
 Glasgow: Scotland with style - Medieval Glasgow - Medieval Glasgow
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is the second oldest university in Scotland and the fourth oldest in the UK – only Oxford, Cambridge and Saint Andrews are older.  It moved from its original site on the High Street to Gilmorehill in 1870.
Robert Blacader, who was Bishop of Glasgow from 1483-1492, became the first Archbishop of Glasgow and served as Archbishop from 1492 until his death in 1508.
In 1561, the castle of Glasgow,  described as ‘the principal mansioun and duelling place of the bishop  thereof', was finally left derelict by the reformation in the 16
www.seeglasgow.com /seeglasgow/about-glasgow/copy-of-medieval-glasgow   (591 words)

  
 Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
At a press conference in the offices of the Glasgow Archdiocese, the archbishop-elect said: "It is a great honour to be nominated Archbishop of Glasgow.
In many ways, the new archbishop is viewed as more urbane and sophisticated than his predecessor, happier at a classical concert or an art gallery opening than a sports event.
He will be formally installed as the new archbishop at a ceremony at St Andrew’s Cathedral on 22 February and will travel to Rome in June to receive from the Pope a Pallium, a small woollen garment and symbol of a Metropolitan Archbishop.
www.scalan.co.uk /conti.htm   (437 words)

  
 Merchant City - Old Glasgow Sights (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The spelling is phonetic with Glasgow being "Clasgua", Partick being "Parthick" and Rutherglen being "Ruglan".
In 2004 the Glasgow Building Preservation Trust assigned their interest in the structure to the Tron Theatre, which is situated in Parnie Street, immediately behind the tower.
The office of Archbishop of Glasgow which had disappeared in 1603 with the death of James Beaton (who had been exiled in France since 1560) was then re-established.
www.scotcities.com.cob-web.org:8888 /merchant.htm   (1746 words)

  
 TheGlasgowStory: Archbishop Beaton's Seal, 1557-1560
St Kentigern is shown alongside the fish with the ring, above a shield containing the the arms of the families of Beaton and Balfour quarterly.
Beaton was the great-nephew of the previous archbishop of the same name.
He was appointed archbishop at a time of religious and civil strife.
www.theglasgowstory.com /image.php?inum=TGSA05021   (186 words)

  
 Christian Today – Christian News > Glasgow Archbishop Decries UEFA Rangers Ruling
The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow has slammed UEFA's shock decision last month not to take action against Scottish team Rangers for sectarian chanting, warning that it may encourage bigots in Scotland.
The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, has come out to condemn the decision by UEFA, the European footballing body, last month to clear Scottish Premier League team Rangers of sectarian chanting.
Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, slammed the Uefa report, however, describing the terms of Uefa’s judgement as “unhelpful” and “appearing to give up on Scotland as a hopelessly sectarian society”.
www.christiantoday.com /article/glasgow.archbishop.decries.uefa.rangers.ruling/6127.htm   (507 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Scotland - Glasgow - Archbishop hits at moral decline
THE Archbishop of Glasgow has condemned the moral decline of society.
Archbishop Mario Conti revealed the views of the Catholic bishops of Scotland in a pastoral letter on family life north of the Border.
A total of 65,000 copies have been sent to each of Scotland's 500 Catholic parishes to be distributed this weekend.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /glasgow.cfm?id=126342006   (193 words)

  
 Glasgow welcomes Dalai Lama
The visit of the Dalai Lama to Glasgow was welcomed by leaders of the city's Christian community.
Glasgow Churches Together presented the Tibetan spiritual and temporal leader with a formal letter of greeting welcoming him on "your historic visit to our city."
The Archbishop of Glasgow, Most Rev Mario Conti, told the Dalai Lama that just as he has learned about Christainity during his life in exile, so have they learned about Buddhism and Tibet, thanks to his being in exile.
www.glasgowchurches.org.uk /articles/026dalailama.shtml   (221 words)

  
 Bartholomew's notes on religion
The stone has been blamed for recent flooding in the town and an outbreak of foot-and-mouth, as well as job losses and defeat for the local football team.
Christians have lobbied the local council to destroy it, and the Bishop of Carlisle has asked the present Archbishop of Glasgow to lift the curse, resulting in
Hobbs has spotted a further lapse in logic on the part of the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev Graham Dow, who has asked the Archbishop of Glasgow to visit Carlisle and lift the curse.
blogs.salon.com /0003494/2005/03/08.html   (550 words)

  
 Who's Who in Glasgow in 1909: ARCHBISHOP MAGUIRE [ebook chapter] / George Eyre-Todd, 1909   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
THE MOST REV. JOHN A. MAGUIRE, D.D., Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, was born in the city of Glasgow, 8th September, 1851.
He was educated successively at St. Mungo's Academy and St. Aloysius College, Glasgow, at Stonyhurst College, Glasgow University, and the Propaganda at Rome.
Finally in 1902, after the death of Archbishop Eyre, he was appointed to the Glasgow Archbishopric.
gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /eyrwho/eyrwho1237.htm   (117 words)

  
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Archbishop Of Glasgow: Gays Should Not Be Parents
The Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, has spoken out against gay couples for seeking parental rights, warning that the 'selfish desires of adults' should not go over that of a child's welfare.
Conti's comments follow two high profile court cases in Scotland involving gay parents: one in Edinburgh in which a sheriff granted parental rights to a lesbian couple in regards to children they had from previous relationships, and another in Glasgow where a biological father was granted rights against the wishes of the child's lesbian mother.
uk.gay.com /printit/headlines/1562   (193 words)

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