Kingussie
KINGUSSIE, Inverness-shire, Highland, Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Columba (1863, 1932), Newtonmore Road.
Rev. Andrzej Harden MA PhB STL (2001)
Resident at Aviemore (Diocese of Aberdeen)
Postal address: Loreto, Newtonmore Road, Kingussie PH21 1HF
(01479) 810229 - Aviemore Presbytery
Email: kingussie@rcdai.org.uk
Sunday: 10am.
Holy Day of Obligation: as announced.
Confessions: before Mass.
Estimated Catholic population: 50.
Served: Wade Centre, Abbeyfield House, Glebe Court, The Mains Nursing Home, Glen Grove.
The Registers of the church at Laggan are held at Kingussie.
The church was built in 1932 by Rev. Hugh Cameron and the solemn opening of the church was on 26th July by the Right Rev. Donald Martin, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. The parish house was built later in 1950 by Rev. Ronald Hendry and called ‘Loreto’. Fr. Hendry spent many years as Diocesan Treasurer and the money for the house was donated by a Mrs. Beech who had resided at the house next to the church called Avondale. On moving from Avondale Mrs. Beech gave the use of the house to the parish as a presbytery. The church is dedicated in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary, (Feast Day 7 October) and to St. Columba, the great Irish saint who did so much to spread Christianity throughout Scotland, (Feast day 9th June).