Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow
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Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow | |
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Coordinates: 55°50′46″N 4°13′24″W / 55.8461°N 4.2233°W | |
Location | Bridgeton, Glasgow |
Country | Scotland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Sacred Heart |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Category A listed |
Designated | 15 December 1990[1] |
Architect(s) | Charles Ménart |
Style | Baroque Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1909 |
Completed | 1910 |
Administration | |
Province | Glasgow |
Archdiocese | Glasgow |
Deanery | City East[2] |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Most Reverend William Nolan |
Priest(s) | Reverend Liam McMahon |
Assistant | Brother Gerard Kinder SSS |
The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic parish church in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated on Old Dalmarnock Road. It is a category A listed building.
History
The church was first built in 1909–10. The architect was Charles Ménart. The Presbytery (1890) was designed by Pugin and Pugin. Later alterations (1953-4) were by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia including fresco restoration by William Crosbie. The style is Baroque Revival with predominantly rock-faced red ashlar.
Parish
The church has three Masses, held at 5:00pm on Saturday and 9:45am and 11:00am on Sunday.[3]
Clergy
- Rev. Edward Noonan (1872-1886)
- Rev. Francis J. Hughes (1886-1904)
- Very Rev. Michael Canon Hughes (1904-1921)
- Rt. Rev. Mgr. Anthony Provost Mullins (1921-1955)
- Rt. Rev. Mgr. Peter M. Canon Morrison O.B.E (1955-1967)
- Rev. Denis Meechan (1967-1974)
- Rev. Daniel Moore (1974-1977)
- Rev. Patrick J. Henry (1977-1978)
- Rev. Matthew Coakley (1978-1982)
- Rev. Joseph Murphy (1982-1990)
- Rev. Stephen Dunn
- Rev. Kevin Ryan S.X
- Rt. Rev. Mgr Paul Canon Conroy (-2021)
- Rev. Liam McMahon (2021-present)
See also
References
- ^ 52 Old Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 7 November 2017
- ^ Parishes from Archdiocese of Glasgow, retrieved 4 June 2016
- ^ Archdiocese of Glasgow website, Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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