Mario Joseph Conti
Mario Joseph Conti (born March 20, 1934 in Elgin , Scotland ) is retired Archbishop of Glasgow .
Life
Conti studied for his school years at the Pontifical Scots College in Rome and was on 26 October 1958 under Luigi Cardinal Traglia for priests ordained . From 1962 to 1977 Mario Joseph Conti was a priest in Caithness .
On February 28, 1977, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Bishop of Aberdeen . The episcopal ordination took place on May 3 of the same year by Gordon Cardinal Gray . Co- consecrators were Stephen McGill , Bishop of Paisley, and Colin MacPherson, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. Pope John Paul II called Conti Archbishop of Glasgow on January 15, 2002 . He took up this office on February 22nd of the same year.
Archbishop Conti is a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity . He has been a member of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem since 2010 , its Grand Officer and since 2013 Grand Prior of the Scottish Lieutenancy.
On July 24, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age.
Web links
- Entry on Mario Joseph Conti on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- Website of Mario Joseph Conti (Archdiocese of Glasgow) (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Foylan |
Bishop of Aberdeen 1977–2002 |
Peter Antony Moran |
| Thomas Joseph Cardinal Winning |
Archbishop of Glasgow 2002–2012 |
Philip Tartaglia |
| Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien |
 Grand Prior of the Scottish Lieutenancy of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem since 2013 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Conti, Mario Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British clergyman, Archbishop of Glasgow |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elgin , Scotland |