St Ignatius Church, Wishaw Explained

Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Saint Ignatius Church, Wishaw
Country:	Scotland
Location:	Wishaw
Website:	https://saintignatiuswishaw.org.uk/index.html
Dedication:	Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Status:	Parish church
Heritage Designation:	Category A listed
Architect:	George Goldie
Style:	Gothic Revival
Completed Date:	1865
Diocese:	Motherwell
Bishop:	Joseph Toal

St Ignatius Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the town of Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, within the Diocese of Motherwell. The church building was constructed in 1865, and is a category A listed building. It was designed by George Goldie in a Gothic revival style. The Church now holds about 1100 residents every Saturday and Sunday. Prominent priests since the sixties include Mgr O'Donnell, Fr Trench, Fr McGlinchey, Fr Morris, Canon McGovern.

Services

Sunday Masses: 10am; 12noon; Vigil Mass Saturday at 4pm. Holidays of obligation: 9.30am; 7pm. Weekdays from Monday to Friday - please see weekly bulletin. Rosary Monday to Friday at 9.10am.

Clergy

• Rev. John Black, 1859–60
• Very Rev. John Canon McCay, 1860–93
• Rev. Joseph Van Hecke, 1893–1927
• Rt. Rev. Mgr Octavius F. Claeys, 1928
• Very Rev. Thomas Canon Kearney, 1929–66
• Rt. Rev. Mgr John O'Donnell, 1967–84
• Very Rev. Patrick Canon McGovern, 1984–98
• Rt. Rev. Mgr Michael J. Conway, 1998–2012
• Rev. Gerard Maguiness, 2012–20
• Rev. Stephen Rooney, 2020–24^[1]
• Rev. Kevin Lawrie, 2024–present^[2]

References

Sources

• Web site: St Ignatius Roman Catholic Church: Listed Building Report . . 26 April 2012.

External links

• The Parish of St.Ignatius of Loyola

55.7745°N -3.9155°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parish Priests . 2023-02-20 . saintignatiuswishaw.org.uk.
2. https://www.rcdom.org.uk/single-post/clergy-appointments-11