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 Location in Glasgow
55.8461°N 4.2233°W / 55.8461; -4.2233
Location	Bridgeton, Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Sacred Heart Parish, Glasgow
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Sacred Heart
Consecrated	1973
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Category A listed
Designated	15 December 1990[1]
Architect(s)	Charles Ménart
Style	Baroque Revival
Groundbreaking	1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Completed	1910; 115 years ago (1910)
Administration
Province	Glasgow
Archdiocese	Glasgow
Deanery	City East[2]
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Reverend William Nolan
Priest(s)	Very Rev Peter Dowling SSS

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

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow