Denny R C Church

 

St. Alexander’s

(SMR1467)

 NS 8110 8295

TIMELINE

1859: Mass said in Catholic day school in Denny.

1861: Chapel-school opened 1st December.

1870: Denny becomes a separate charge from Falkirk.

1889: New chapel built in Stirling Street, immediately to the west of the old one, in Gothic style at a cost of £1400.   Foundation stone laid 23rd July 1889.  Church opened April 1890 and dedicated under the title of St. Alexander I, Pope and martyr.   There was a gallery above the front entrance.   Internally very ornate with a marble altar and an underground crypt.

SEATING

700

WAR MEMORIAL

See separate entry for War Memorial.

PRIESTS OF DENNY R.C. CHURCH

1870	Ward, Peter
	O’Neill, W	Dec 1883
	Hannon	1889
	Rooney, William E	Aug 1902
	Burns
Aug 1902	Shivers, Patrick	May 1908
	Kelly	Jan 1928
	Curran	April 1941
Aug 1941	Devan
Feb 1948	Kelly, Michael
	Cunningham	Nov 1957
	Mozieretz	Nov 1958
	Brennan, J.

G.B.Bailey (2019)