Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow

Church in Glasgow, Scotland
55°50′46″N 4°13′24″W / 55.8461°N 4.2233°W / 55.8461; -4.2233LocationBridgeton, GlasgowCountryScotlandDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSacred HeartArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationCategory A listedDesignated15 December 1990[1]Architect(s)Charles MénartStyleBaroque RevivalGroundbreaking1909; 115 years ago (1909)Completed1910; 114 years ago (1910)AdministrationProvinceGlasgowArchdioceseGlasgowDeaneryCity East[2]ClergyArchbishopMost Reverend William NolanPriest(s)Reverend Liam McMahonAssistantBrother Gerard Kinder SSS

The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic parish church in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow, Scotland. The parish boundaries cover Bridgeton and Dalmarnock. It is situated on Old Dalmarnock Road. It is a category A listed building.

History

The parish was founded in 1873 and originally had a temporary wooden church. The present church was built in 1909–10. The architect was Charles Ménart who also designed St Aloyisus’ church, Garnethill, Glasgow. The Presbytery (1890) was designed by Pugin and Pugin. Later alterations to the church (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 two Masses, held at 5:00pm on Saturday and 9:30am 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. Joseph Cairns (1990-1998)
  • Rev. John McGinley (1998-2000)
  • Rev. Kevin Ryan S.X (2000-2010)
  • Rev. Stephen Dunn (2010-2014)
  • Rt. Rev. Mgr Paul Canon Conroy (2014-2021)
  • Rev. Liam McMahon (2021-present)

See also

References

  1. ^ 52 Old Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 7 November 2017
  2. ^ Parishes from Archdiocese of Glasgow, retrieved 4 June 2016
  3. ^ Archdiocese of Glasgow website, Retrieved 8 November 2017.

External links

  • Media related to Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow at Wikimedia Commons


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