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St Philip the Apostle, Mountview

BlanchardstownCategorised as vernacular based on the parish's own description of the original construction as solid block work; no for

This church is still ahead. Its chapter will be written when its visit comes.

§What is known
Built
1980
Style
Categorised as vernacular based on the parish's own description of the original construction as solid block work; no for
Order
Society of the Divine Word (SVD)
Dedication
St Philip the Apostle

Mass times

Sunday
10:00 AM · 12:00 PM · 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM (Weekday Mass) · 6:00 PM
Monday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Wednesday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Friday
9:15 AM (Weekday Mass)
Holy Days
9:15 AM (Holy Day Mass)
§Where
Address
Mountview, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, D15 VK59 · D15 VK59

No photographs yet — the essay appears only after the visit.

§Notes

Fragments gathered while researching this church: stories, curiosities, people and dates.

Timeline

  • 1978
    Parish established The parish website states the parish was established in 1978 when Archbishop Dermot Ryan created new parishes for the developing Blanchardstown area; the Archdiocese of Dublin's own parish page instead gives 1979, constituted from Corduff.
  • 1980
    Church dedicated Archbishop Dermot Ryan celebrated the first Mass and handed the church keys to Fr Dennehy on 30 November 1980, according to the parish website and a Society of the Divine Word account of the north-west Dublin parishes.
  • 2005
    Committee room extended Fr Des Hogan added flagpoles, floodlighting and an extended committee room in 2005, according to the parish website.
  • 2017
    SVD priests take charge The Society of the Divine Word began leading the parish grouping from 2017, according to an SVD account of the north-west Dublin parishes.

People

  • Dermot Ryan Archbishop of Dublin who celebrated the first Mass and dedicated the church in 1980 — According to the parish website, Archbishop Dermot Ryan celebrated the church's first Mass on 30 November 1980 and handed the keys to the first parish priest.
  • Fr Dennehy First parish priest of St Philip the Apostle — The parish website records Fr Dennehy as the first parish priest, who received the church keys from Archbishop Ryan in 1980.