St Ignatius Church, Wishaw

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; 7pm; Vigil Mass Saturday at 4pm. Holidays of obligation: 9.30am; 7pm. Weekdays from Monday to Friday - please see weekly bulletin. Rosary half an hour before weekday Masses.

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
• Rev. Kevin Lawrie, 2024–present

See also

• List of Category A listed buildings in North Lanarkshire
• List of listed buildings in Motherwell And Wishaw, North Lanarkshire

References

Notes

Sources

External links

• The Parish of St.Ignatius of Loyola