Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Stratherrick

Immaculate Conception Church, Stratherrick is in the Dalcrag area of Whitebridge, Inverness-shire, in the Highlands of Scotland and is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen.[1] It is an active parish church served from Fort Augustus with regular weekly Vigil Mass at 5pm on Saturdays. It forms part of the grouping "Loch Ness Catholic Parishes".[2] It is also a place of local pilgrimage as it has the shrine to 'Our Lady of the Highlands' within its grounds. A new altar at this shrine, or grotto, was dedicated by bishop Hugh Gilbert in March 2017.[3]

Immaculate Conception Church, Stratherrick
Grotto in the church grounds
57°13′09″N 4°29′39″W
LocationWhitebridge, Inverness-shire
CountryScotland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitelochnessparishes.dioceseofaberdeen.org
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ross & Joass of Dingwall
Architectural typeChurch
Completed1859
Administration
ParishLoch Ness Catholic Parishes
DeaneryHighlands
DioceseAberdeen
Clergy
Priest(s)Fr Andrzej Harden SJ

History

The church was built in 1859 by Ross and Joass.[4]. The original wooden altar was later replaced by one in marble which was removed from St Mary's, Nairn. Prior to the church being built Mass was said in a house in Dalcrag by a priest based in Glenmoriston who rowed across Loch Ness to say Mass.

St. Mary MacKillop visited this church on 12-13 December 1873, during a visit from Australia and remarked upon the clean and simple quarters of the Parish Priest, Fr. Bissett.[5]

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References
  1. "Stratherrick". Diocese of Aberdeen. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. "Loch Ness Catholic Parishes". Loch Ness Catholic Parishes. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. "Bishop Hugh Gilbert at a special dedication Mass, to Bless the New Outdoor Altar at The Shrine of The Immaculate Conception". St Mary's Inverness. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "> Monument MHG47419". Highland Council. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. "Sisters of St. Joseph". St Mary's RC Church. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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