Archdiocese of Glasgow
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ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW (Archidioecesis Glasguensis)
Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1878.
Official blazon
Vert two keys in saltire the dexter Or the sinister Argent.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 2003.
The arms show the two crossed keys of St. Peter, as a symbol for the Roman Catholic Church. The salmon with the ring below the shield is the symbol of St Mungo (or Kentigern) founder and patron Saint of the City of Glasgow.
Arms of Archbishops
Charles Petre Eyre (1878-1902)
John Aloysius Maguire (1902-1920)
Donald Mackintosh (1922-1943)
Donald Alphonsus Campbell (1945-1963)
James Donald Scanlan (1964-1974)
Thomas Joseph Winning (1974-2001)
Mario Joseph Conti (2002-2012)
Philip Tartaglia (2012-present)
Arms of Auxiliary/Coadjutor (arch)bishops
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Thomas Joseph Winning (1971-1974)
Donald Aloysius Mackintosh (1912-1919)
James Ward (1960-1973)
Charles McDonald Renfrew (1977-1992)
John Aloysius Mone (1984-1988))
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