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)