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1896 Parish is part of the Diocese of Glasgow:
1896 -1903 Rev. James Humble
Born
26th October Liverpool
Educated
Educated Blairs, Valladolid
Ordained
2nd June 1889, Valladolid
1889
Immaculate Conception, Maryhill
1896
St Brigid's, Newmains
1903 - 1909
Vice-rector, Valladolid
1909 - 1940
Rector, Valladolid
1940
Retired
Died
9 June 1948, Valladolid
1903 - 1916 Rev. James Bird
Born
1984, Perth
Education
Educated Blairs
Ordianed
(For Eastern District)
1903 - 1916
St Brigid's, Newmains
1916
Retired
Died
25th September 1928, Perth
1916 - 1921 Rev William O’Carroll
Born
1873, Thurles, Co Tipperary
Educated
St Patrick's, Thurles
St Peter's, PartickhillOrdained
12th October, Glasgow
1902
St Anthony's, Govan
1916
St Brigid's, Newmains
Died
26 Sept 1921, Lanark
1921 - 1924 Rev. Hugh McDonald
Born
1880 Greenock
Educated
Blairs,
St Peter's, BearsdenOrdained
1960, Glasgow
1906
St Mark's, Carntyne
1912
St Paul's, Shettleston
1917
St Joseph's, Blantyre
1921
St Brigid's, Newmains
1924
St Bride's Cambuslang
.Died
28th December 1950, Glasgow
1924 - 1929 Rev. John A. Lyons
Born
1882, Glasgow
Educated
Blairs
St Peter's, Bearsden
Scots College, Rome
Ordained
1907, Rome
1908
St Joseph's, Tollcross
1911
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
1916
StAloysius', Glasgow
1924
St Brigid's Newmains
1929
Our lady & St Marks, .Alexandria
Retired
1937
Died
16 May 1955, Glasgow
1929 - 1930 Rev. Joseph Courtney
Born
1880, Calcutta India
Educated
Blairs
Issy
St Sulpice
Ordained
1906, Paris
1906
St Luke's, Glasgow
1908
St Margaret's, Johnstone
1916
St Fillan's, Houston
1917
St Anne's, Glasgow
1923
Our Lady & St John's, Blackwood
1929
St Brigid's, Newmains
1930
St Patrick's Greenock
Died
14 March 1949, Greenock
1930 - 1937 Rev. William Stopani
Born
1883, Lerwick
Educated
Blairs
Valladolid
Ordained
1911, Valladolid
1911
St Augustine's, Coatbridge
1930
St Brigid's, Newmains
Died
20 March 1937, Lanark
1937 - 1940 Rev. John F. O’Donnell
Born
17th September 1891, Dundee
Educated
Blairs
St Sulpice
St Peter's, New Kilpatrick
St Sulpice
Ordained
24th June 1918, Glasgow
1918
St John's, Glasgow
1933
St Patrick's, Shotts
1934
St Mary's, Coatbridge
1937
StBrigid's, Newmains
1940
St Joseph's, Helensburgh
1945
St Margaret's, Johnstone
Died
3rd March 1968, Clydebank
1940- 1941 Rev. John Mcintyre
Born
6th June 1895, Glasgow
Educated
Letterykenny
Maynooth
Ordained
20th June 1920, Raphoe Diocese
1920
Lent to Glasgow Archdiocese
1920
Barrhead Glasgow
1921
St Patrick's, Shieldsmuir
1921
St Michael's, Glasgow
1933
St John's, Port Glasgow
1940
St Brigid's, Newmains
1941
Holy Cross, Croy
1945
StAlphonsus', Glasgow
1947
St Mirin's Paisley
Died
29 April 1961, Paisley
1941 -1945 Rev. William McGhee
Born
1899, Glasgow
Educated
Blairs
Military Service
1918 - 1919
St Peter's, Bearsden
Ordained
1924, Glasgow
1924
St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
1941
St Brigid's, Newmains
1945
Christ the King, Glasgow
1948
St Mark's, Carntyne
1955
Holy Family, Kirkintilloch
Retired
1977
Died
4 Sept 1978, Glasgow
1947 Parish becomes part of the new Diocese of Motherwell:
1945 - 1952 Rev. Thomas Kelly
Born
29th November 1896, Co Leitrim
Educated
Blairs
Military Service
1917 - 1919
St Peter's, Bearsden
Ordained
6th June 1925, Glasgow
1925
St Margaret's, Airdrie
1926
Our Lady's, Saltcoats
1939
St Michael's, Glasgow
1945
St Brigid's, Newmains
1952 - 1954
Sick leave
1954
St John's, Portobello
1961
Chaplain, St Margaret's Convent, Hawick
Died
18 October 1963, Hawick
1952 - 1957 Rev. Hugh Cahill D.D.
Born
1905, Glasgow
Educated
St Aloysius' College,
Blairs
St Peter's, Bearsden
Scots College, Rome,
Ordained
1931, Rome
1931
Saints Peter & Paul, Dundee
1934
Professor, St Peter's, Bearsden
1940
Professor, Blairs
1946
Professor, St Peter's, Cardross
1951
St Briget's, Ballieston
1952
St Brigid's, Newmains
1957
All Saints, Airdrie
1961
St John Bosco, New Stevenston
1972
St Mary's, Hamilton
Retired
1983
Died
11th April 1990, Airdrie
1957- 1967 Rev. John O’Donnell
Born
1918, Dumbarton
Educated
St Peter's Bearsdenl, Dumbarton;
Ordained
29th Juner 1944
1944
St Roch's, Glasgow
1945
St Columbkille's, Rutherglen
1948
OLGA, Motherwell Cathedral
Diocesean Treasurer
Diocesean Chancellor
Very Rev Monsignor
Right Rev Monsignor
1957
St Brigid's, Newmains
1967 - 1983
St Ignatius', Wishaw
Retired
1983
Died
3 March 1989. Wishaw
1967 - 1976 Rev. Angus McKellaig
Born
1914, Morar
Educated
Blairs
St Peter's, Bearsden
Ordained
29th June 1941, Glasgow
1941
St Ninian's, Glasgow
1943
St Fillan's, Houston
1944
Professor, Blairs
1946
Chaplin, St Ninian's School. Kirkconnel
1947
Carstairs House
1948
St Cuthbert's, Burnbank
1954
St Bartholomew's, Coatbridge
1958
St Benedict's, Easterhouse
1962 - 1964
Sick Leave
1964
St Bride's, Cambuslang
1967
St Brigid's, Newmains - Retired
Died
11th December 1992, Law
1976 - 1985 Rev. Thomas C. Morris
Born
20th August 1927, Donnegal
Educated
St Columbs' Derry
St Patrick's, Carlow
Ordained
7th June 1957, Carlow
1953
St Monica's Coatbridge
1965
St Teresa's,Newarthill
1967
St Bride's, Cambuslang
1972
St Clare's, Easterhouse
1976
St Brigid's, , Newmains
1985
St Cadoc's, Halfway
Retired
1988, Ireland
1985 - 1996 Rev. John W. Boyle
Born
1922, Larkhall
Educated
Blairs, St Peter's
St Peter's, Bearsden
Ordained
29th June 1946, Glasgow
1946
St Francis Xavier, Carfin
1949
St Bride's, East Kilbride
1952
St Mary's Hamilton
1959
St James's Coatbridge
1961
St Bride's, Bothwell
1968
St James's, Coatbridge
1977
St John Bosco's, New Stevenston
1985
St Brigid's, Newmains
Installed in Chapter of Canons
Retired
1996
Died
31st January 1998, Glasgow
1996 - 2000 Rev. Joseph Brannigan
Born
29th January 1954, Airdrie
Educated
St Peter's, Cardross
St Andrew's, Drygrange
Ordained
17th March 1978, Airdrie
1978
St Monica's, Coatbridge
1980
St Patrick's, Shotts
1983
Professor, Blairs
1986
St Leonard's, East Kilbride
1988 - 1998
Diocesan R.E. Advisor
1988
Our Lady and St Anne's, Hamilton
1990 - 1996
Resident Pastoral Centre , Newmains
1992 - 1998
Vicar Episcopal for Education
1996 -2006
St Brigid's, Newmains
2006 - 2014
St Mary’s, Lanark
2014
Died 2nd January 2014
2006-2020 Rev. Hugh Kelly
2020- Rev.Stephen Rooney