The new Archbishop of Glasgow has been formally installed at an inaugural Mass in the city.
Philip Tartaglia, 61, the former Bishop of Paisley, takes over from Archbishop Mario Conti, who is retiring after 10 years in the post.
A ceremony was held at St Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday, during which a letter from Pope Benedict XVI was read out formally appointing the new archbishop.
Archbishop Tartaglia said it was an honour to be appointed in his home city and home diocese.
At the mass, which was attended by more than 600 people, he was presented with the Crozier of St Mungo.
Archbishop Tartaglia has recently clashed with the Scottish Government over same-sex marriage.
He previously sent a strongly worded submission to the First Minister and said governments "do not have the authority to say what marriage is or to change its nature or to decree that people of the same sex can marry".
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