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Father Dan Friel

Teacher and master of ceremonies during papal visit to Scotland in 1982;

Born: November 29, 1926; Died: January 6, 2013.

Father Daniel Friel, who has died aged 86, was master of ceremonies at the masses celebrated by Pope John Paul II in Edinburgh and Glasgow during his visit to Scotland in 1982. He had also been a teacher at St Mary's College, Blairs, Aberdeenshire, and spiritual director at St Peter's College in Cardross, but his golden moment was when he looked after the Pope at Bellahouston in 1982.

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