Saint Sophia

Galston, East Ayrshire

Diocese of Galloway

Photograph of Saint Sophia
Image: St Sophia's Church, Galston by Billy McCrorie (Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Mass times

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Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

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Tue

  • 10:00

Wed

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Thu

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Fri

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Sat

  • 16:30 Vigil

Sun

  • –

Parish schedules can change on holy days of obligation.

What the parish's page says
Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4.30pm, St. Sophia's Tuesday: 10.00am, St. Sophia's Sunday: 9.15am, St Paul's Wednesday: 10.00am, St Paul's
Source: St Sophia's, Galston & St Paul's, Hurlford – Serving the RC parishes of Galston and Hurlford. Retrieved 29 September 2026. Last changed on the source page 29 September 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

Confession Times

By appointment
Information sources

About Saint Sophia

Saint Sophia is a Roman Catholic church in Galston, East Ayrshire. It is part of the Diocese of Galloway.

Introduction

Saint Sophia in Galston, in the Diocese of Galloway, was listed at Category A status in March 2000, upgraded from its original Category B designation.

History

The church owes its existence entirely to John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847–1900). Construction began in 1884 and the church was completed in 1886.

Architecture and furnishings

The building is laid out on a Greek cross plan with the interior spaces united beneath a central round tower. The central tower is topped with a conical roof of red clay tiles. The church is constructed in warm red brick with white freestone dressings. Semi-circular arch recesses frame the entrances and windows throughout, reinforcing the Romanesque and Byzantine character.

Sources for this profile

  1. St. Sophia’s Church – St Sophia's, Galston & St Paul's, HurlfordRetrieved 29 September 2026

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9 Bentinck Street, Galston, East Ayrshire, KA4 8HT

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