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St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Lanark

Coordinates: 55°40′20″N 3°46′23″W / 55.672268°N 3.773062°W / 55.672268; -3.773062
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St Mary's Church
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
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55°40′20″N 3°46′23″W / 55.672268°N 3.773062°W / 55.672268; -3.773062
LocationLanark, South Lanarkshire
Country Scotland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Membership1280[1]
Websitewww.stmaryslanark.org.uk
History
Founded1859 (1859)
Architecture
Heritage designationCategory A Listed Building
Completed1910
Administration
ArchdioceseGlasgow
DioceseMotherwell
ParishLanark
Clergy
Bishop(s)Joseph Toal[2]
Priest(s)Reverend James Thomson[1]

St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

In September 2011, the church's hall was destroyed by fire and had to be demolished.[3] The building was a Category A listed building on Historic Scotland's register.[4] The church building[5] and presbytery[6] are also Category A listed buildings, while the gates to the precinct[7] and the Sisters of Charity convent,[8] which form part of the St Mary's Church site, are Category C listed buildings.

References

  1. ^ a b "St Mary's Church". Diocese of Motherwell. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Motherwell". Scottish Catholic Media Office. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Lanark church hall badly damaged in fire". BBC News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ^ "St Mary's Church Hall, St Vincent Place". Listed Buildings. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ^ "St Mary's RC Church, St Vincent Place". Listed Buildings. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ^ "St Mary's Presbytery St Vincent Place". Listed Buildings. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Gates to St Mary's Precinct, St Vincent Place". Listed Buildings. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Sisters of Charity Convent, St Vincent Place". Listed Buildings. Historic Scotland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.