Saint John Vianney

Alva, Clackmannanshire

Diocese of Dunkeld

Illustration of Saint John Vianney in Alva, showing its simple stone gable, round upper window, arched doorway and apex cross.
Illustration of Saint John Vianney

Sunday Mass

09:30, 18:15

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30 (check parish for current Monday Mass)

Tue

  • –

Wed

  • –

Thu

  • –

Fri

  • –

Sat

  • –

Sun

  • 09:30
  • 18:15

Weekdays Check parish for other current weekday Mass times

Parish schedules can change on holy days of obligation.

What the parish's page says
St John Vianney, Alva Parish Address East Stirling Street Alva. Clackmannanshire FK12 5HA Telephone 01259 763 774 Priest Fr Emmanuel Obidah Sunday Mass 9.30am; 6.15pm Holy Day of Obligation Mass 9.30am and 6.30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday after 9.30 am Mass
Source: St John Vianney, Alva | DIOCESE of DUNKELD. Retrieved 18 October 2026. Source last checked 18 October 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

Confession Times

Saturday
12:00-12:30
Information sources

About Saint John Vianney

Saint John Vianney is a Roman Catholic church in Alva, Clackmannanshire. It is part of the Diocese of Dunkeld.

Introduction

A substantial contribution went toward the cost of a new church needed in Alva, intended for dedication to Saint John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, one of the saints canonised in that Jubilee year. On Tuesday 8 September 1925, Bishop Toner, Bishop of Dunkeld, blessed the cross at the apex of the facade, and on Sunday 18 April solemnly blessed and opened the new Church of Saint John Vianney.

History

Catholics in the Hillfoots had their needs met by priests from Saint Mungo's Parish, Alloa, from the Restoration of the Scottish Catholic Hierarchy in March 1878. The Alva community's needs were met by priests from Alloa until June 1914.

Architecture and furnishings

A house in East Stirling Street, bought in 1920, had a laundry and pantry behind it refurbished as a single-room chapel for about 50 people. Ground attached to the house allowed a small church, with work beginning after an announcement in the Poor Mission Fund annual report.

Parish life

The church serves Menstrie, Alva, Tillicoultry and Dollar, the Hillfoot towns, and the villages of Glenochil, Fishcross, Benview, Coalsnaughton, Devonside and Dollarbeg.

Sources for this profile

  1. History - Saint John Vianney's RC Church, Alva, ScotlandRetrieved 29 September 2026
  2. Saint John Vianney's RC Church, Alva, ScotlandRetrieved 29 September 2026

Clergy

  • Priest Fr Emmanuel Obidah

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East Stirling Street, Alva, Clackmannanshire, FK12 5HA

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