The Sacred Heart Church is a

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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

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. The Presbytery (1890) was designed by

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. Later alterations (1953-4) were by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia including fresco restoration by William Crosbie. The style is

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with predominantly rock-faced red ashlar.

Parish

The church has three

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es, held at 5:00pm on Saturday and 9:45am and 11:00am on Sunday.Archdiocese of Glasgow website
Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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)

References

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Listed Roman Catholic churches in Scotland Roman Catholic churches in Scotland Roman Catholic churches completed in 1933 1993 establishments in Scotland

Bridgeton–Calton–Dalmarnock

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom {{Scotland-church-stub

History

Parish

Clergy

See also

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