A much-loved Glasgow priest sadly passed away at the age of 98.
Fr Tony Walsh was the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
Originally born in Hamilton, Fr Tony was a 'late vocation' when he was ordained in 1970 by Archbishop Scanland in St Martin's, Castlemilk.
Fr Tony was ordained in Glasgow and originally meant to serve as a priest of the Archdiocese of Cape Town in South Africa.
He returned home after three years and served the remainder of his priesthood in Glasgow parishes including St Constantine's in Govan, St Robert's Househillwood, St Michael's Parkhead and Holy Cross, Crosshill.
He retired from active ministry in 1991 and lived latterly at Nazareth House in Cardonald.
The Reception of Remains will take place at 7.30pm on Sunday, April 2 at Our Lady of Lourdes.
The funeral will take place on Monday, April 3 at noon, followed by the burial thereafter at St Conval's Cemetery.
The Archdiocese of Glasgow shared the news on Thursday, March 23.
They wrote: "Requiescat in pace."
Dozens of people shared their tributes for the "lovely" priest.
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