Archbishop of Glasgow can trace his devotion back to primary school days in Lanarkshire

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The new Archbishop of Glasgow was at primary scool in Wishaw when he first realised he would devote his life to God’s work.Recently appointed by Pope Francis to the senior role, it was during Archbishop William Nolan’s formative years in North Lanarkshire that the 68-year-old first decided he wanted to be a priest.Born in the Flemington area of Motherwell, his family moved to Forgewood when he was around one year old.He lived there until he was eight and attended St Patrick’s Primary where, coincidentally, he was taught by the sister of Cardinal Thomas Winning.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Any time I ever met him years later he would always ask me: ‘How is Barbara getting on?'"“I’m a Motherwell guy,” the Archbishop said. “So even though I was part of the St Patrick’s Parish in Craigneuk, I was the Motherwell side of that parish.

Unlike Cardinal Winning, who was from the Wishaw side."The family moved from Forgewood to Muirhouse before a further flitting took them to Douglas Street near Hamilton Road.“I remember being brought up in Forgewood and wandering around the woods and spaces down there.