Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow
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. 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
The church has one Sunday Mass at 9:30am.
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 (2021-2024)
- Very Rev Peter Dowling SSS (2024 - 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
External links
- Media related to Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow at Wikimedia Commons