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The old church/church hall of 1933, replaced in 1962 by the church we worship in today. |
St Margaret Mary RC Parish |
Our History |
Phone: 01228 522137 E-mail: stmmrcparish@btinternet.com |
The parish was founded during a period of rapid expansion of the city when the need for an additional parish in the city was evident. Work began on the building of the Parish Hall/Church in the spring of 1933 under the direction of the Architect Mr F.A. Coyle of Newcastle at a cost of seventeen hundred pounds with the foundation stone being placed in the nearly finished building that autumn. The first Bishop of Lancaster, Thomas Wulstan Pearson OSB, DD, carried out the blessing in this, the Parish's first building on the Blackwell Road site The first Parish Priest of St Margaret Mary’s was Father James Parkinson and since then there have been 10 Priests and 18 Assistant Priests. The current clergy at St Margaret Mary’s are Fr Anthony Gaskin and Fr John Baron, If you would like to read more about the history of our church, download our book “The Parish of St Margaret Mary 1933 to 1998“ |
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