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Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow

Coordinates: 55°50′46″N 4°13′24″W / 55.8461°N 4.2233°W / 55.8461; -4.2233
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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
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSacred Heart
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory A listed
Designated15 December 1990[1]
Architect(s)Charles Ménart
StyleBaroque Revival
Groundbreaking1909
Completed1910
Administration
ProvinceGlasgow
ArchdioceseGlasgow
DeaneryCity East[2]
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Reverend Philip Tartaglia PhB STD
Priest in chargeMonsignor Paul M. Conroy PhL, STL, VG
AssistantBrother Gerard Kinder SSS

The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic 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 Charles Ménart. The Presbytery (1890) was designed by Pugin and Pugin. Later alterations (1953-4) were by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia including fresco restoration by William Crosbie. The style is Baroque Revival with predominantly rock-faced red ashlar.

Parish

The church has three Sunday Mass. They are at 5:00pm on Saturday and 9:45am and 11:00am on Sunday.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 52 Old Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 7 November 2017
  2. ^ Parishes from Archdiocese of Glasgow, retrieved 4 June 2016
  3. ^ Archdiocese of Glasgow website, Retrieved 8 November 2017.