St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Lanark Explained

St Mary's Church
Fullname:St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Coordinates:55.6723°N -3.7731°W
Location:Lanark, South Lanarkshire
Country:Scotland
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Membership:1280[1]
Heritage Designation:Category A Listed Building
Completed Date:1910
Parish:Lanark
Archdiocese:Glasgow
Diocese:Motherwell
Bishop:Joseph Toal[2]
Priest:Reverend James Thomson

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

The church building and presbytery are Category A listed buildings. Also listed in Category A is the L-shaped school building to the north of the west end of the church.

The entrance gates to the church grounds and the Sisters of Charity convent, which form part of the St Mary's Church site, are Category C listed buildings.

In September 2011, the two-storey Hall that stood on Ladyacre Road was badly damaged by fire and was later demolished.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Mary's Church. Diocese of Motherwell. 15 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Motherwell. Scottish Catholic Media Office. 15 May 2014. 29 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429214610/http://www.scmo.org/articles/pope-francis-appoints-new-bishop-of-motherwell.html. 29 April 2014.
  3. News: Lanark church hall badly damaged in fire. 15 May 2014. BBC News. 21 September 2011.