St Mary's Church | |
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Church | |
55°40′20″N3°46′23″W / 55.672268°N 3.773062°W Coordinates: 55°40′20″N3°46′23″W / 55.672268°N 3.773062°W | |
Location | Lanark, South Lanarkshire |
Country | Scotland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Membership | 1280 [1] |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1859 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Category A Listed Building |
Completed | 1910 |
Administration | |
Parish | Lanark |
Archdiocese | Glasgow |
Diocese | Motherwell |
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.
The church building [3] and presbytery [4] 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. [5]
The entrance gates to the church grounds [6] and the Sisters of Charity convent, [7] which form part of the St Mary's Church site, are Category C listed buildings.
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