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Priests who served the Parish

Sixteen Priests have served

the community of

Corpus Christi Calderbank

since 1952

Rev. Fr. Michael Dooley

Founding Parish Priest

1948 - 1959

Appointed 4 April 1948

 

Born: 22 October 1900 - Ireland

Ordained: 24 April 1927

 

Parishes served

St. Patrick's, Coatbridge    1927-1948 -  curate

Corpus Christi, Calderbank    1948-1959 - parish priest

St. Columba's, Viewpark    1959-1973 - parish priest

 

Died at Glasgow on 14 September 1974 (aged 73)

Rev. Fr. Michael Houlihan

Curate

1955 - 1959

 

Died at Glasgow on 15 October 1986 (aged 67)

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Rev. Fr. Peter Joseph Murphy

Parish Priest

1959 - 1962

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Rev. Fr. Patrick Bernard McGovern (later Canon)

Parish Priest

1962 - 1969

 

Born: Rutherglen

Ordained: 31 May 1947

 

Died at Glasgow on 17 January 2017 (aged 92)

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Rev. Fr. John Ward

Curate

1963 - 1966

 

Born: Ireland

Died at Stillorgan, Co. Dublin on 25 November 2002 (aged 68)

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Rev. Fr. James McGill

Parish Priest

1969 - 1982

 

Died at Cleland on 12 March 1986 (aged 70)

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Rev. Fr. Anthony McGurk (later Canon)

Parish Priest

1982 - 1989

 

Born: Ireland

Died at Kilrea, Co. Derry on 29 April 1997 (aged 80)

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Rev. Fr. Thomas Barry (later Canon)

Parish Priest

1989 - 1995

 

Born: Ireland

Died at Robroyston, Glasgow

on 26 January 2006 (aged 87)

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Rev. Fr. Paul Morton

Parish Priest

1995 - 2000

 

Ordained 1985

Currently Parish Priest at St. Bride's, Cambuslang

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Rev. Fr. Brian Logue

Parish Priest

2000 - 2005

 

Born: Co. Donegal, Ireland

Currently retired at St. Joseph's, Robroyston, Glasgow

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Rev. Fr. Henry Gerard Haddock

Parish Priest

2005-2010

 

Ordained 1992

Currently Parish Priest at St. John Bosco, New Stevenston

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Rev. Fr. Humphrey O'Mahoney (later Canon)

Parish Priest

2010 - 2013

 

Born: Cork, Ireland

Ordained 1961

Currently retired at St. Luke's, Motherwell

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Rev. Fr. Thomas J Devlin

Parish Administrator

2013 - 2015

 

Born: Coatbridge

Ordained 2007

Currently Parish Priest at St. Ambrose's, Baillieston

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Rev. Fr. Jose Maria Kiganda C.S.Sp.

Parish Administrator

2015 - 2018

 

Born: Uganda

Ordained 1998

Currently Parish Priest on the Isle of Man

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Rev. Fr. John Atoba C.S.Sp.

Curate

2017 - 2018

 

Born: Nigeria

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Rev. Fr. Vincent Lockhart

Parish Priest

2018 - 

 

Appointed 6 August 2018

 

Born:  Mossend

Ordained: 14 September 1983

 

Parishes served

Catholic Mission Fontem, Cameroon 1982-97, 2007-08

Our Lady of Lourdes, East Kilbride 1997-98 - curate

St. Patrick's, Strathaven 1998-2003 - parish priest

St. Monica's, Coatbridge 2003-2018 - parish priest

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ABOUT US

Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic parish in the Diocese of Motherwell, Scotland.

The parish was founded in 1948 from St Margaret's Parish, Airdrie.

The Church was opened in 1952.

There are approximately 800 parishioners.

ADDRESS

RC Presbytery Corpus Christi

Crowwood Crescent

Calderbank

Airdrie ML6 9TA

CONTACT

01236 763670

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corpuschristi@rcdom.org.uk

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