Immaculate Conception Church, Stratherrick is in the Dalcrag area of Whitebridge, Inverness-shire, in the Highlands of Scotland and is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen.[1] It is an active parish church served from Fort Augustus with regular weekly Vigil Mass at 5pm on Saturdays. It forms part of the grouping "Loch Ness Catholic Parishes".[2] It is also a place of local pilgrimage as it has the shrine to 'Our Lady of the Highlands' within its grounds. A new altar at this shrine, or grotto, was dedicated by bishop Hugh Gilbert in March 2017.[3]
| Immaculate Conception Church, Stratherrick | |
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| 57°13′09″N 4°29′39″W / 57.219296°N 4.494233°W | |
| Location | Whitebridge, Inverness-shire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | lochnessparishes |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ross & Joass of Dingwall |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1859 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Aberdeen |
| Deanery | Highlands |
| Parish | Loch Ness Catholic Parishes |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr Andrzej Harden SJ |
History edit
The church was built in 1859 by Ross and Joass.[4] The original wooden altar was later replaced by one in marble which was removed from St Mary's, Nairn. Prior to the church being built Mass was said in a house in Dalcrag by a priest based in Glenmoriston who rowed across Loch Ness to say Mass.
St. Mary MacKillop visited this church on 12–13 December 1873, during a visit from Australia and remarked upon the clean and simple quarters of the Parish Priest, Fr. Bissett.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Stratherrick". Diocese of Aberdeen. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Loch Ness Catholic Parishes". Loch Ness Catholic Parishes. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Bishop Hugh Gilbert at a special dedication Mass, to Bless the New Outdoor Altar at The Shrine of The Immaculate Conception". St Mary's Inverness. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "> Monument MHG47419". Highland Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Sisters of St. Joseph". St Mary's RC Church. Retrieved 12 March 2018.