Priests who served the Parish
Sixteen Priests have served
the community of
Corpus Christi Calderbank
since 1952
Rev. Fr. Michael Dooley
Founding Parish Priest
1948 – 1959
Appointed 4 April 1948
Born: 22 October 1900 – Ireland
Ordained: 24 April 1927
Parishes served
St. Patrick’s, Coatbridge 1927-1948 – curate
Corpus Christi, Calderbank 1948-1959 – parish priest
St. Columba’s, Viewpark 1959-1973 – parish priest
Died at Glasgow on 14 September 1974 (aged 73)
Rev. Fr. Michael Houlihan
Curate
1955 – 1959
Died at Glasgow on 15 October 1986 (aged 67)
Rev. Fr. Peter Joseph Murphy
Parish Priest
1959 – 1962
Rev. Fr. Patrick Bernard McGovern (later Canon)
Parish Priest
1962 – 1969
Born: Rutherglen
Ordained: 31 May 1947
Died at Glasgow on 17 January 2017 (aged 92)
Rev. Fr. John Ward
Curate
1963 – 1966
Born: Ireland
Died at Stillorgan, Co. Dublin on 25 November 2002 (aged 68)
Rev. Fr. James McGill
Parish Priest
1969 – 1982
Died at Cleland on 12 March 1986 (aged 70)
Rev. Fr. Anthony McGurk (later Canon)
Parish Priest
1982 – 1989
Born: Ireland
Died at Kilrea, Co. Derry on 29 April 1997 (aged 80)
Rev. Fr. Thomas Barry (later Canon)
Parish Priest
1989 – 1995
Born: Ireland
Died at Robroyston, Glasgow on 26 January 2006 (aged 87)
Rev. Fr. Paul Morton
Parish Priest
1995 – 2000
Ordained 1985
Currently Parish Priest at St. Bride’s, Cambuslang
Rev. Fr. Brian Logue
Parish Priest
2000 – 2005
Born: Co. Donegal, Ireland
Currently retired at St. Joseph’s, Robroyston, Glasgow
Rev. Fr. Henry Gerard Haddock
Parish Priest
2005-2010
Ordained 1992
Currently Parish Priest at St. John Bosco, New Stevenston
Rev. Fr. Humphrey O’Mahoney (later Canon)
Parish Priest
2010 – 2013
Born: Cork, Ireland
Ordained 1961
Currently retired at St. Luke’s, Motherwell
Rev. Fr. Thomas J Devlin
Parish Administrator
2013 – 2015
Born: Coatbridge
Ordained 2007
Currently Parish Priest at St. Ambrose’s, Baillieston
Rev. Fr. Jose Maria Kiganda C.S.Sp.
Parish Administrator
2015 – 2018
Born: Uganda
Ordained 1998
Currently Parish Priest on the Isle of Man
Rev. Fr. John Atoba C.S.Sp.
Curate
2017 – 2018
Born: Nigeria
Rev. Fr. Vincent Lockhart
Parish Priest
2018 –
Appointed 6 August 2018
Born: Mossend
Ordained: 14 September 1983
Parishes served
Catholic Mission Fontem, Cameroon 1982-97, 2007-08
Our Lady of Lourdes, East Kilbride 1997-98 – curate
St. Patrick’s, Strathaven 1998-2003 – parish priest
St. Monica’s, Coatbridge 2003-2018 – parish priest
