Philip Tartaglia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Philip Tartaglia
Occupation	Religious Leader
Date Of Birth	Jan 11, 1951(1951-01-11)
Age	73
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Philip Tartaglia Biography

Philip Tartaglia is one of the most popular and richest Religious Leader who was born on January 11, 1951 in Scotland, United Kingdom. In 2012, this Roman Catholic religious leader was installed as the Archbishop and Metropolitan of Glasgow, Scotland. Previously, he had served as Bishop of Paisley.

He and Anglican bishop John Howe both became high-ranking religious leaders in Scotland.

Tartaglia was ordained priest by Archbishop Thomas Winning at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Dennistoun on 30 June 1975. He then returned to Rome where he completed his ordinary course of studies in 1976 before beginning research for his doctorate in Sacred Theology. In 1978 he was additionally appointed as dean of studies at the Scots College in Rome, and was also acting vice-rector at that time.

After obtaining his STD degree in 1980, on the Council of Trent’s teaching on the Eucharist, he was appointed assistant priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald, while at the same time becoming an extramural lecturer at St. Peter’s College, Newlands, Glasgow.

Raised in Scotland as a member of a family of Italian heritage, he was one of nine children born to Annita and Guido Tartaglia.

Philip Tartaglia Net Worth

Philip Tartaglia is one of the richest Religious Leader from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Philip Tartaglia 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied at St Vincent’s College, Langbank; St Mary’s College, Blairs; the Pontifical Scots College; and the Pontifical Gregorian University.

In 2012, he was criticized by the press for his allegedly insensitive and homophobic comments regarding the early death of a gay politician.

Philip Tartaglia (born 11 January 1951) is the Metropolitan Archbishop of Glasgow and the 40th successor of Saint Mungo. He is the eighth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow since the re-establishment of the hierarchy in 1878 following the Reformation. He was installed on 8 September 2012, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He has been described as a conservative in religious and moral issues. He was previously the fourth Bishop of Paisley, a post to which he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 13 September 2005. With the resignation of Cardinal Keith O’Brien due to inappropriate and predatory sexual conduct in 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Tartaglia as the apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh on 27 February 2013.

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Who is Philip Tartaglia Dating?

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In 2008 Tartaglia was mooted by some commentators as a possible successor to the see of Westminster, albeit with an outside chance. In the event the new appointee was Archbishop Vincent Nichols.

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Philip Ranked on the list of most popular Religious Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Philip Tartaglia celebrates birthday on January 11 of every year.

In April 2012 he participated in a conference on religious freedom and tolerance, held at Oxford University. In response to a point made by a member of the audience, Tartaglia raised the death of “a gay Catholic MP who died at the age of 44”, a likely reference to David Cairns, whose death from pancreatitis he claimed was potentially due to his sexuality. He went on to imply that the connection was being avoided, saying “…nobody said anything…and why his body should just shut down at that age, obviously he could have had a disease which would have killed anyone, but you seem to hear so many stories about this kind of thing, but society won’t address it”. Cairns’s partner Dermot Kehoe criticised him for making a claim for which was contradicted by the medical evidence, and for adding to the grief suffered by the family of the deceased, accused Tartaglia of prejudice, homophobia and ignorance and called for him to apologise.

Who will replace Archbishop Tartaglia?

Pope Francis has appointed a new Archbishop of Glasgow following the death of Archbishop Philip Tartaglia. Bishop William Nolan, the Bishop of Galloway, shares the Pope’s focus on concerns for social justice.

Where will Archbishop Tartaglia be buried?

Philip Tartaglia: Archbishop of Glasgow laid to rest in poignant funeral at St Andrew’s Cathedral. THE Archbishop of Glasgow has been laid to rest in a funeral service at St Andrew’s Cathedral.

What age is Archbishop Tartaglia?

He was 70 years old. Archbishop Tartaglia had tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after Christmas and was self-isolating. The Catholic Church said the cause of his death was not yet clear.

Who is the new arch bishop?

Pope Francis named Bishop Paul Ssemogerere as the new Archbishop of Kampala Metropolitan Archdiocese on December 9, 2021.

Does Scotland have a Catholic cardinal?

His Eminence Keith O’Brien
Cardinal Archbishop emeritus of St Andrews and Edinburgh
Archdiocese| St Andrews and Edinburgh
Appointed| 30 May 1985
Installed| 5 August 1985