Former Bishopbriggs parish priest steps in after death of Archbishop Tartaglia

The passing of the archbishop has seen rules come into play set down by the church’s code of canon law which mean that a Diocesan Administrator is appointed.

He is Monsignor Hugh Canon Bradley, who served as parish priest and school chaplain at Bishopbriggs up until 2013. He left to take up the post of General Secretary of the Bishop’s Conference of Scotland.

He also acted as the representative of the Archbishop of Glasgow on the education committees of East Dunbartonshire Council and Glasgow City Council. Monsignor Hugh grew up in Croy and attended Our Lady’s High School in Cumbernauld. Currently a parish priest in Holy Cross at Crosshill, he is a graduate of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and Strathclyde University.

An archdiocesan spokesperson explained: “Mgr Hugh now assumes day-to-day control of the functioning of the Archdiocese until the Holy Father, Pope Francis, names a new Archbishop of Glasgow.

“He has a wealth of administrative experience, having served as an official at the 
Congregation for Catholic 
Education at the Vatican, 
General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference and latterly as Vicar General of the 
Archdiocese.

Mgr Hugh said: “We are all still stunned and sorrowing following the sudden death of our archbishop.

2We will have to prepare his funeral in the difficult circumstances of the current health emergency and in conjunction with his family.

“We hold him and them in affection and prayer at this difficult time. I will carry out that task to the best of my abilities, and I ask for the prayers of the clergy, religious and laity of the archdiocese in so doing.”