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Lucinda Cameron & Laura Ferguson

Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti dies aged 88 as tributes paid to 'much-loved figure'

The Emeritus Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, has died at the age of 88.

Archbishop Mario passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow following a short illness, the Archdiocese of Glasgow confirmed.

A priest for 64 years, he became Archbishop of Glasgow in 2002, serving in the role for 10 years. In this time, he welcomed Pope Benedict XVI to Glasgow in 2010 during his state visit to the United Kingdom, where he held a public Mass in Bellahouston Park.

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