Pope appoints Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Apostolic Administrator of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Message to the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh 
From Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Apostolic Administrator 

 
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
 
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed me Apostolic Administrator of 
the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. 
 
These are painful and distressing times for this venerable Archdiocese. You have 
lost your Cardinal Archbishop in the most difficult of circumstances.  I am so 
sorry for everyone involved and I assure them of my prayers. I too feel pained 
and distressed. The people of the Archdiocese are having to bear the impact of 
these sad events as you go about your daily lives in your communities and at 
work. You have to cope with disturbing media reports and you have to face the 
questions, the critical comments, the unkind remarks and the jibes.
 
I want you to know that Bishop Robson, the priests of the Archdiocese and I are 
one with you in these unfortunate circumstances, and thank you for your 
faithfulness and love of the Church. At this time, we need more than ever to 
keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ who alone is our Saviour, our Good Shepherd 
and our Consoler.
 
With the grace of God, I will do my very best to oversee and govern the 
Archdiocese until the appointment of a new Archbishop. I have appointed Bishop 
Stephen Robson as my Delegate in the day-to-day governance of the archdiocese.
 
Let us pray for one another,
Yours devotedly in Christ,
 
 
+Archbishop Philip Tartaglia
Apostolic Administrator
Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh

ENDS