Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow

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.

Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow
Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow is located in Central Glasgow
Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow
Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow
Location in Glasgow
55°50′46″N 4°13′24″W / 55.8461°N 4.2233°W / 55.8461; -4.2233
LocationBridgeton, Glasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSacred Heart Parish, Glasgow
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSacred Heart
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory A listed
Designated15 December 1990[1]
Architect(s)Charles Ménart
StyleBaroque Revival
Groundbreaking1909; 115 years ago (1909)
Completed1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Administration
ProvinceGlasgow
ArchdioceseGlasgow
DeaneryCity East[2]
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Reverend William Nolan
Priest(s)Reverend Liam McMahon

History

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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. Brother Walfrid the Marist Brother was the first headmaster of the parish school - Sacred Heart School. Born Andrew Kerins in the village of Ballymote in County Sligo in Ireland, he joined the Marist order in his Twenties, moving to Scotland in 1870. It was here, in the East End of Glasgow, that he founded Celtic Football Club as a way of raising funds and helping feed the poor and impoverished in this part of the city notably in the poor children dinner tables in Savoy Street in the parish.



Parish

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The church has one Sunday Mass at 9:30am.

Clergy

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  • 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

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References

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