Tributes to former Falkirk and Grangemouth priest, Canon Leo Glancy
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved priest who died last week, aged 87.
Canon Leo Glancy had a long association with the Falkirk and Grangemouth area.
He was ordained in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, in 1963 by Cardinal Gray and began ministry as a curate at St Francis Xavier's in Falkirk.
He later volunteered for missionary work in Nigeria from 1968-1971 and played a pivotal role in rebuilding the Catholic community in Gombe after the devastation of unrest, restoring the parish and helping it flourish once again.
Canon Glancy went on to faithfully serve for more than six decades.
His parishes included St Mary’s Cathedral; Our Lady’s, Currie; St Mary’s, Haddington; St Catherine’s, Edinburgh; Christ the King and Sacred Heart, Grangemouth.
He also served as Spiritual Director at the former Gillis Seminary.
In 2013, the then Monsignor Glancy marked his 50 years in the priesthood which also saw him take part in the 50th anniversary mass at Sacred Heart Primary School in Grangemouth.
He was latterly living at Nazareth House in Glasgow and died in Gartnavel Hospital on Thursday, July 23.
Announcing his death, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh said: “ We give thanks for Canon Glancy's long and devoted priestly ministry, and we commend him to the mercy of God.
"Please keep him, his family, friends and all who mourn him in your prayers. Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course. May he rest in peace.”
There were also tributes from the local Roman Catholic community and the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.