BY Ian Dunn | September 8 | 
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The new Archbishop of Glasgow has been installed
Archbishop Tartaglia assumed the seat of St Mungo at St Andrew's Cathedral earlier today.
Archbishop Phillip Tartaglia, (above) 61, Bishop of Paisley since 2005, takes from Archbishop Mario Conti and said his the New Evangelisation will be the primary focus of his episcopate.
At the service at St Andrew’s Cathedral, he blessed the congregation before being presented with the Crozier of St Mungo – a shepherd’s crook.
A letter from Pope Benedict, marking the new appointment, was read out and The congregation at the cathedral included faith leaders and civic dignitaries invited from within the archdiocese.
More than 150 priests from all over Scotland, and some from Italy, took part in the service.
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