PARISH TIME-LINE

Sunday 20 May 1956   First Mass is celebrated by Father John Page, in the Convent Chapel, Wellburn, Dundee.
Saturday 2 June 1956 

First Marriage is celebrated in the parish: James Ford to Frances Cassidy.

Tuesday 5 June 1956 First Baptism is celebrated in the parish : Charles McNaughton. The baptism takes place in St. Mary's, Lochee.
Monday 10 December 1956  Parish Conference of Society of St. Vincent de Paul founded.  
Wednesday 23 January 1957  A meeting is held in the Work's Canteen, Pitalpin Street, to establish the Union of Catholic Mothers in the parish.
Monday 27 May 1957  St. Clement's Conference of SVDP officially aggregated.  
Saturday 22 September 1962  Solemn Dedication of St. Clement's Church by Bishop William Andrew Hart, Bishop of Dunkeld
Sunday 23 September 1962 First baptism takes place in the new church: Anthony Armstrong
September 1963 Mosaic of Christ the Universal King, which was designed and constructed by Walter Pritchard is installed behind the High Altar.  
Sunday 12 March 1967  Solemn Dedication of Stations of the Cross by Bishop Hart 
December 1968    Installation of new organ  
Friday 23 – Sunday 25 April 1971   BBC's "Songs of Praise" recorded in St. Clement's  
Sunday 16 January 1972 "Songs of Praise" from St. Clement's broadcast on BBC TV, one month later than scheduled.  
Thursday 4 October 1973 Canon John Page dies of a massive heart attack.  
November 1973 Father Augustine Klein is appointed second Parish Priest of St. Clement's 
February 1974 Planned Giving is introduced to St. Clement's 
May 1976  Bishop Hart gives permission for building of church hall  
August 1977     Opening of St. Clement's Church Hall  
November 1981 Father John Connolly is appointed third Parish Priest of St. Clement's
1 June 1982 Group of parishioners join thousands of other Catholics at the National Mass to celebrate the Papal Visit, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
5 March 1983 First parish newsletter produced
25 September 1987   Silver Jubilee celebrations of opening of Church culminates with a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Bishop Logan and former priests of the parish.  
September 1993   Father Ian Mullen is appointed fourth Parish Priest of St. Clement's  
May 1997 Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate 40th Anniversary of UCM and SVDP  
September 2002 Celebrations for the 40th Anniversary of opening of church, including pilgrimage to Rome.  
September 2005   Canon Ken McBride is appointed fifth Parish Priest of St. Clement's  
November 2006  Father Jacob Edakalathur CST, arrives in the parish, marking the beginning of the transfer of the care of the parish to the CST Fathers.  
March 2007   Father John Mundackal CST, is appointed sixth Parish Priest of St. Clement's  
Thursday 7 June 2007 Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate Golden Jubilee of founding of UCM and SVDP.  
October 2008 Father Rogi Thomas Narithookil CST, joins Father John and Jacob, completing the CST community in Dundee.
June 2009 Father Jacob is transferred by his Provincial Superior to take charge of Bikaner Boys School in Rajasthan.
16 September 2010 Group of parishioners join thousands at the Papal Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow to celebrate the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland
22 December 2010 Bishop Vincent Logan joins parishioners and priests of the deanery to celebrate with Father John on the occasion of his 40th anniversary of priestly ordination. 
14 September 2011 Very Rev. John Joseph Canon Connolly, dies at the age of 87
26 September 2011 Very Rev. Ian Canon Mullen, dies at the age of 57

  

PARISH PRIESTS OF ST. CLEMENT'S

Very Rev. John Canon Page 1956 - 1973
Very Rev. Augustine Canon Klein 1973 - 1981
Very Rev. John Joseph Canon Connolly 1981 - 1993
Very Rev. Ian Canon Mullen 1993 - 2005
Very Rev. Mgr. Kenneth Canon McBride 2005 - 2007
Rev. John Mundackal, CST

2007 - 

            

ASSISTANT PRIESTS OF ST. CLEMENT'S

Rev. Ernest Andrew 1956 - 1960
Rev. Patrick McSorely 1960 - 1962

Rev. Charles Adamson

1962 - 1972
Rev. Patrick J. McInally 1972 - 1978
Rev. John Harty 1978 - 1981
Rev. Jacob Edakalathur, C.S.T. 2007 - 2009
Rev. Rogi Thomas Narithookil, C.S.T. 2008 - 

 

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