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St James' Church

Aldergrove, Antrim

Catholic

Parish of Glenavy and Killead · Diocese of Down & Connor

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About St James' Church

St James' Church is one of 4 churches in the Parish of Glenavy and Killead in the Diocese of Down & Connor.

History

The parish history records that Catholics in the Aldergrove area worshipped at a mass house at the end of the Diamond Road at the close of the seventeenth century, and later gathered for Mass at a storehouse in Ballyginniff.

In 1815 Fr Crangle had a small chapel built at Aldergrove, in the townland of Ballyquillan. Enlarged and altered by Fr Mac Mullan at some point between 1838 and 1841, that building forms the present Church of St James.

In 1876 a house standing in the grounds of the church opened as a school. It was replaced in April 1958 by a new school under the patronage of St James on the Diamond Road, which closed in 1988 when its pupils and staff transferred to St Joseph's in Crumlin.

Plan your visit

Prayer and devotions

  • AdorationMonday from 17:00 to 20:00

Glenavy and Killead

Pastoral support applies to the wider parish.

Parish-wide pastoral support

  • Network of Prayer Friends

    Anyone can make a request to the Network of Prayer Friends.

Sources: Mass Times - Glenavy and Killead Parish, Parish Network of Prayer Friends - Glenavy and Killead Parish

Clergy

  • Parish Priest Very Rev. Canon Colm McBride
  • Priest in Residence Rev. John Burns

Location & contact

Address

45 Ballynadrentagh Road, Aldergrove, Antrim, BT29 4AR