List of parishes in the Diocese of Salford

This list compiles the entirety of the parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, located in the north of England

England

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Right Reverend

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Terence Brain

Terence Brain is the current Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford.-Education:Brain attended King Henry VIII Grammar School and Cotton College before training for the priesthood at Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield...

, the Bishop of Salford

Bishop of Salford

The Bishop of Salford is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool, England.With the gradual abolition of the legal restrictions on the activities of Catholics in England and Wales in the early 19th century, Rome decided to proceed to bridge the gap of the...

leads the diocese.

The list of parishes are each divided by their local authority.

Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.-Formation:...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Holy Souls	Brownhill Brownhill Brownhill is a suburb of Blackburn, in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the town centre, in the Roe Lee ward which has an estimated population of around 5948...	Fr. Peter Gerard Knowles	1924	----
Sacred Heart	Blackburn	Fr. Michael Lavin	1900	----
St Mary	Islington	----	1859	1987
Our Lady of the Assumption	Little Harwood	----	1957	1985
St Alban	Larkhill, Blackburn	Canon Jude Harrison	1773	----
The Good Shepherd	Blackburn	Served from St Alban	1968	----
St Anne	Blackburn	Fr. James P McCartney	1849	----
Holy Family	Audley, Intack and Shadsworth	Fr David Chinnery		----
St Joseph	Audley	Served from Holy Family		----
St Mary	Osbaldeston	Canon Charles A Dorran	1832	----
St Jerome	Mellor Mellor, Lancashire Mellor is a village situated in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is reasonably large in size for a village, with two churches, one Church of England Parish Church and one Methodist, as well as a primary school, three public houses and a hotel...	----	1970	1992
St Teresa of the Child Jesus	Intack	Served from Holy Family	1937	----
St John Vianney	Livesey Livesey Livesey is a civil parish in the unitary borough of Blackburn with Darwen, in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England.Lying to the south west of Blackburn, Livesey contains most of the suburb of Cherry Tree, including its railway station and the majority of the village of Feniscowles...	Served from St Peter's	1959	----
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour	Longshaw	Fr. Edmund Willoughby S.J. Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...	1955	----
St Peter in Chain	Mill Hill	Fr. Anthony Dutton	1889	----
SS Mary & John (Pleasington Priory) Pleasington Priory Pleasington Priory, or the Church of St Mary and St John Baptist, is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Pleasington, Lancashire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building...	Pleasington Pleasington Pleasington is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It had a population of 467 in the 2001 census.It is a rural village set on a hillside above the River Darwen...	Canon J Kevin Kenny	1819	----
St Paul (Chapel of Ease)	Feniscowles Feniscowles Feniscowles is a village in the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England. It is situated approximately west of Blackburn...	Served from Priory		----
Christ the King & St Antony of Padua	Shadsworth	----	1959	2008
Sacred Heart & St Edward	Darwen Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish located within Lancashire, England. Along with its northerly neighbour, Blackburn, it forms the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen — a unitary authority area...	Fr. John Dugdale	1878	----
St Joseph (Previously St William)	Darwen Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish located within Lancashire, England. Along with its northerly neighbour, Blackburn, it forms the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen — a unitary authority area...	Mgr Peter Wilkinson	1856	----

Borough of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Edmund	Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...	Fr Gerry Haugh	1860	----
St Patrick	Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...	Served from St Edmund	1861	----
SS Peter & Paul	Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...	Served from St Edmund	1794	----
The Good Shepherd (Polish)	Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...	Fr Andrzej Marcak		----
St Mary of the Assumption	Bolton Bolton Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...	----	1845	1987
The Holy Infant & St Anthony	Astley Bridge	Fr Colin Wright	1877	----
St Andrew	Blackrod Blackrod Blackrod is a settlement and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north-northeast of Wigan and west of Bolton and, according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, has a population of 5,300....	Fr. Kevin C Foulkes	1961	----
St Osmund	Breightmet	Fr Geoffrey Hilton	1921	----
St Andrew	Breightmet	----	1959	1998
St John the Evangelist	Bromley Cross Bromley Cross Bromley Cross is a suburb of the unparished area of South Turton in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors....	Fr. Michael Cooke	1960	----
St Ethelbert	Deane Deane, Greater Manchester Deane is an area of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about south west of Bolton and northwest of the city of Manchester.Historically a part of Lancashire, the Parish of Deane was once one of four parishes within the hundred of Salford and covered roughly half of the present...	Fr Duncan McVicar SI	1905	----
St William of York	Great Lever Great Lever Great Lever is mainly a residential suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it is about 2½ miles south of Bolton town centre and the same distance north of Farnworth town centre. Great Lever has many shops and services serving the local community...	Fr John Mackie	1936	----
St Joseph	Halliwell Halliwell, Greater Manchester Halliwell is predominantly a residential area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It gives its name to an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. Halliwell lies about to the north west of Bolton town centre and is bounded by Tonge Moor to the east and Heaton to the south...	Served from St James the Great	1879	----
St Brendan	Harwood Harwood, Greater Manchester Harwood is a suburb to the north-northeast of Bolton, Greater Manchester, bordering Bury in North West England.-History:The township was recorded as Harewode in 1212 and 1302. The manor which included Bradshaw, was part of the Manchester fee held by the Grelleys in the Middle Ages. In 1212 it was...	Served from St John, Bromley Cross	1971	----
St Thomas of Canterbury	Heaton Heaton, Greater Manchester Heaton is a mostly residential district and council ward of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It lies about two miles north west of Bolton town centre...	Canon William Byrne	1958	----
St James the Great	Montserrat	Fr Patrick Tansey	1954	----
St Vincent de Paul	Over Hulton	Fr John Rigby	1972	----
St Columba	Tonge Moor	Fr Francis M McCauley	1931	----
Our Lady of Lourdes	Farnworth Farnworth Farnworth is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located southeast of Bolton, 6 miles south-west of Bury , and northwest of Manchester....	Fr Gerald Murphy	1931	----
St Gregory the Great	Farnworth Farnworth Farnworth is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located southeast of Bolton, 6 miles south-west of Bury , and northwest of Manchester....	Served from Our Lady of Lourdes	1853	----
St Mary (previously Our Lady of the Rosary)	Horwich Horwich Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...	Fr Henry Jones	1886	----
St Antony	Horwich Horwich Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...	Served from St Mary, Horwich	1906	----
St John Fisher	Kearsley Kearsley Kearsley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it lies about 7½ miles northwest of Manchester,5.5 miles south-west of Bury, and about 3¾ miles south of Bolton.It is bounded on the west by Walkden, the east by...	Fr. Duncan McVicar	1960	----
St Teresa	Little Lever Little Lever Little Lever is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is southeast of Bolton, west of Radcliffe, and west-southwest of Bury....	Served from St Mary, Radcliffe	1963	----
Sacred Heart of Jesus	Westhoughton Westhoughton Westhoughton is a town and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is southwest of Bolton, east of Wigan and northwest of Manchester....	Fr. Michael Johonnett	1873	----

Borough of Burnley
Burnley (borough)
Burnley is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a non-metropolitan district and borough. It has an area of and a population of , and is named for its largest town, Burnley. The borough is bounded by Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Pendle, Rossendale — all in Lancashire...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Christ the King	Burnley Burnley Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....	Fr Brian Kealey	1928	----
St Teresa of the Infant Jesus	Burnley Burnley Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....	Served from Christ the King		----
St John the Baptist	Burnley Burnley Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....	Fr. Michael Waters	1891	----
St Mary of the Assumption	Burnley Burnley Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....	Fr David Lannon	1817	----
St Mary Magdalene	Burnley Burnley Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....	Fr. Michael Haworth	1887	----
St Augustine	Lowerhouse	Served from St Mary Magdalene	1896	----
St Philip the Apostle	Padiham Padiham Padiham is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley but also has its own town council with varied powers.-History:...	Served from St John the Baptist	1953	----
St John the Baptist	Padiham Padiham Padiham is a small town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley and south of Pendle Hill, in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Burnley but also has its own town council with varied powers.-History:...	Fr. Peter Hopkinson, RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1864	----
Towneley Chapel	Burnley Burnley Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....	----	1706	1872

Borough of Bury
Metropolitan Borough of Bury
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough is composed of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, and has a population of 181,900...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Our Lady Queen of Poland (Polish)	Bury Bury Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...	Fr. Dariusz Kuwaczka		----
St Joseph	Bury Bury Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...	Fr. Francis Wadsworth	1861	----
St Marie	Bury Bury Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...	Fr. Francis Wadsworth	1825	----
Our Lady of Good Counsel & Guardian Angels	Elton	Fr. Paul Cannon RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1886	----
St Bede	Fairfield Fairfield -Australia:Fairfield, New South Wales, the most populous place in Australia with that place nameElectoral district of Fairfield, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative AssemblyFairfield, Queensland*Fairfield, Victoria...	----	1950	2003
St Joseph	Ramsbottom Ramsbottom Ramsbottom is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the course of the River Irwell, in the West Pennine Moors. Historically within Lancashire, it is located north-northwest of Bury, and north-northwest of Manchester...	Fr John Sullivan	1862	----
Our Lady of Grace	Prestwich Prestwich Prestwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies close to the River Irwell, north of Manchester city centre, north of Salford and south of Bury....	Mgr John Francis Allen, STL Licentiate of Sacred Theology Licentiate of Sacred Theology is the title of the second cycle of studies of a Faculty of Theology offered by a pontifical universities or ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. An Ecclesiastical Faculty offers three cycles of study: Baccalaureate or fundamentals, Licentiate or specialized,... , Ph.L	1889	----
St Mary & St Philip Neri	Radcliffe Radcliffe, Greater Manchester Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the course of the River Irwell, south-west of Bury and north-northwest of Manchester. Radcliffe is contiguous with the town of Whitefield to the...	Fr James Manock (Liturgical Formation)	1863	----
St Bernadette	Whitefield Whitefield, Greater Manchester Whitefield is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, south-southeast of Bury, and to the north-northwest of the city of Manchester...	Fr Christopher Lough	1952	----
St Michael	Whitefield Whitefield, Greater Manchester Whitefield is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, south-southeast of Bury, and to the north-northwest of the city of Manchester...	Fr Christopher McGrane (Priest in charge Priest in charge A priest in charge or priest-in-charge is a priest in charge of a parish who does not receive the temporalities of the parish. He or she is not legally responsible for the churches and glebe, simply holds a licence rather than freehold and is not appointed by advowson.The appointment of priests in... )	1967	----
St Hilda	Tottington Tottington, Greater Manchester Tottington is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England.Historically a part of Lancashire, Tottington's early history is marked by its status as an important Medieval fee, a type of Royal Manor which encompassed several townships...	Fr. Gabriel O'Donoghhue	1916	----

Borough of Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed	Ref.
St Joseph	Todmorden Todmorden Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....	Fr. Anthony F Gallagher	1868	----

Borough of Hyndburn
Hyndburn
Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington. The district is named after the River Hyndburn....

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Oswald / Sacred Heart	Accrington Accrington Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...	----	1852	2003
St Anne	Accrington Accrington Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...	Fr Seamus Quigley	1897	----
St Joseph	Accrington Accrington Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...	Fr Martin Saunders	1949	----
Our Lady's Chapel	Huncoat Huncoat Huncoat is a small village in Lancashire, England; situated in the North West. It is located to the east of Accrington.Huncoat railway station is on the East Lancashire Line.-Origins:...	Served from St Joseph	1949	----
St Mary	Clayton-le-Moors Clayton-le-Moors Clayton-le-Moors is a township in Hyndburn in Lancashire, England. The town is locally referred to as 'Clayton'. To the west lies Rishton, to the north Great Harwood, and two miles to the south, Accrington. Clayton-le-Moors is situated on the A680 road alongside the M65 motorway.-Description:It is...	Fr Peter Tierney	1819	----
Our Lady & St Hubert	Great Harwood Great Harwood Great Harwood is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, north-east of Blackburn.-History:Great Harwood is a town with a industrial heritage. The Mercer Hall Leisure Centre in Queen Street and the town clock pay tribute to John Mercer , the 'father' of Great Harwood, who...	Served from St Wulstan	1859	----
St Wulstan	Great Harwood Great Harwood Great Harwood is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, north-east of Blackburn.-History:Great Harwood is a town with a industrial heritage. The Mercer Hall Leisure Centre in Queen Street and the town clock pay tribute to John Mercer , the 'father' of Great Harwood, who...	Fr J Anthony Clarke	1912	----
St Charles Borromeo	Rishton Rishton Rishton is a small town in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about west of Clayton-le-Moors and north-east of Blackburn. It was an urban district from 1894 to 1974....	Fr. Martin C Dowd, LLB	1886	----

City of Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Mary (The Hidden Gem) The Hidden Gem The Hidden Gem, or formally, St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, is located on Mulberry Street in Manchester, England. It was first dedicated at the site in 1794 with devotion to St Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption. In 1835, the roof collapsed, was restored and now The Hidden Gem remains the oldest...	Manchester City Centre Manchester City Centre Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England. It lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, next to the River Irwell...	Canon Denis Clinch	1794	----
Catholic Chaplaincy Centre	Manchester University University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...	Fr Ian Kelly		----
St Augustine (Parish and University Chaplaincy)	All Saints Chorlton-on-Medlock Chorlton-on-Medlock is an inner city area of Manchester, England.Historically a part of Lancashire, the northern border of Chorlton-on-Medlock is the River Medlock which runs immediately south of Manchester city centre. Its other borders roughly correspond to Stockport Road, Hathersage Road, Moss...	Fr Christopher Dawson, Judicial vicar Judicial vicar In the Roman Catholic Church, a judicial vicar is an officer of the diocese who has ordinary power to judge cases in the diocesan ecclesiastical court...	1820	----
St Alban	Ancoats Ancoats Ancoats is an inner city area of Manchester, in North West England, next to the Northern Quarter and the northern part of Manchester's commercial centre....	----	1863	1968
St Joseph	Goulden Street	----	1852	1904
St William	Angel Meadow	----	1864	1946
St Anne	Ancoats Ancoats Ancoats is an inner city area of Manchester, in North West England, next to the Northern Quarter and the northern part of Manchester's commercial centre....	Fr Timothy Hopkins	1848	----
St Michael	Ancoats Ancoats Ancoats is an inner city area of Manchester, in North West England, next to the Northern Quarter and the northern part of Manchester's commercial centre....	----	1859	2003
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Blackley Blackley Blackley is an area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. Further north is Middleton...	Fr Bryan Cunningham	1885	----
St John Bosco	Blackley Blackley Blackley is an area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. Further north is Middleton...	Fr Philip J. Brady	1940	----
St Brigid	Bradford	Served from St Anne, Ancoats	1879	----
St Bernard	Burnage Burnage Burnage is a neighbourhood of the city of Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire it was included in the county of Greater Manchester in 1974. It is about south of Manchester city centre, bisected by the busy dual carriageway of Kingsway, part of the A34...	Sede vacante Sede vacante Sede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...	1941	----
St Chad	Cheetham	Served from St Anne, Crumpsall	1773	----
Dormition of our Lady (Ukrainian Catholic Church) St Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church Manchester St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Manchester is situated on Cheetham Hill Road, close to its junction with Middleton Road and Leicester Road in North Manchester, England....	Cheetham	Fr Jaroslaw Rij		----
Our Lady & St John (St John's)	Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of the city of Manchester, England. It is known locally as Chorlton. It is situated about four miles southwest of Manchester city centre. Pronunciation varies: and are both common....	Fr Patrick McMahon	1892	----
St Ambrose of Milan	Chorlton-cum-Hardy Barlow Moor Barlow Moor was in early times an area of waste between Didsbury and Chorlton-cum-Hardy and was named after Barlow. Barlow Moor Road runs through the area and connects to Wilmslow Road at the southern end and Manchester Road at the northern end. Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Park are landmarks on...	Fr Patrick Earley	1932	----
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus is located on Oxford Road in the heart of Manchester University's campus in Manchester, England and next door to the University hospitals. It was built between 1869 and 1871 and designed by Joseph A. Hansom & Son. The present tower, designed by Gilbert Scott,...	Chorlton-on-Medlock Chorlton-on-Medlock Chorlton-on-Medlock is an inner city area of Manchester, England.Historically a part of Lancashire, the northern border of Chorlton-on-Medlock is the River Medlock which runs immediately south of Manchester city centre. Its other borders roughly correspond to Stockport Road, Hathersage Road, Moss...	Fr Raymond Matus	1868	----
St Willibrord	Clayton Clayton, Greater Manchester Clayton is a suburb of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is situated about 3 miles east of the city centre, on Ashton New Road. Clayton takes its name from the Clayton family who owned large parts of land around the area, including Clayton Vale, through which the River Medlock flows...	Fr Stewart Ansbro	1906	----
St Patrick	Collyhurst Collyhurst Collyhurst is a locality in Manchester. It is 1½ miles northeast of Manchester city centre, on Rochdale Road and Oldham Road. The River Irk passes through the area...	Fr Michael Buckley	1832	----
St Casimir	Collyhurst Collyhurst Collyhurst is a locality in Manchester. It is 1½ miles northeast of Manchester city centre, on Rochdale Road and Oldham Road. The River Irk passes through the area...	----	1904	1931
St Malachy	Collyhurst Collyhurst Collyhurst is a locality in Manchester. It is 1½ miles northeast of Manchester city centre, on Rochdale Road and Oldham Road. The River Irk passes through the area...	Served from St Patrick's, Collyhurst	1922	----
St Anne	Crumpsall Crumpsall Crumpsall is a suburban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about north of Manchester city centre...	Fr David Glover	1917	----
St Catherine of Sienna	Didsbury Didsbury Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area...	Fr Bernard Wilson	1928	----
Sacred Heart	Gorton Gorton Gorton is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is located to the southeast of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme....	Fr Andrew Stringfellow	1901	----
St Francis of Assisi (Gorton Monastery) Gorton Monastery The Church and Friary of St Francis, known locally as Gorton Monastery, is a 19th century former Franciscan friary in Gorton, in east Manchester, England. The Franciscans arrived in Gorton in December 1861 and built their friary between 1863 and 1867. The foundation stone for the church was laid in...	Gorton Gorton Gorton is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is located to the southeast of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme....	Served from Sacred Heart, Gorton	1861	----
St Clare	Higher Blackley Higher Blackley Higher Blackley is an electoral district or ward in the north of the City of Manchester, England. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council...	Fr David Young, OFM Conv	1929	----
St Wilfrid	Hulme Hulme Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. Located immediately south of Manchester city centre, it is an area with significant industrial heritage....	----	1842	2003
St Kentigern	Fallowfield Fallowfield Ladybarn is the part of Fallowfield to the south-east. Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre is used by the University of Manchester: it was built by Edward Walters for Sir Joseph Whitworth, as were the Firs Botanical Grounds.-Religion:...	Fr Thomas A. Connolly, RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1926	----
St Joseph	Longsight Longsight Longsight is an area of Manchester, England, about south of the city centre. Its population is about 16,000.-History:Longsight has been known over the past for its gang related violence, similar to that of nearby Moss Side. Most of the violence came from tensions between 2 gangs; The Longsight...	Fr Ian Farrell	1888	----
St Richard	Longsight Longsight Longsight is an area of Manchester, England, about south of the city centre. Its population is about 16,000.-History:Longsight has been known over the past for its gang related violence, similar to that of nearby Moss Side. Most of the violence came from tensions between 2 gangs; The Longsight...	Fr Michael Dever	1936	----
St Robert	Longsight Longsight Longsight is an area of Manchester, England, about south of the city centre. Its population is about 16,000.-History:Longsight has been known over the past for its gang related violence, similar to that of nearby Moss Side. Most of the violence came from tensions between 2 gangs; The Longsight...	----	1915	2003
Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Priory Corpus Christi Priory was a Roman Catholic Premonstratensian priory in Manchester, England. Norbertine Canons Regular first came to Manchester in 1889 from the Belgian Abbey of Tongerlo and in the Miles Platting area of Manchester built Corpus Christi Basilica which they served until 2007 when...	Miles Platting Miles Platting Miles Platting is an inner city district of Manchester, England. It is east-northeast of Manchester city centre, along the course of the Rochdale Canal and A62 road...	----	1889	2007
St Edmund of Canterbury	Miles Platting Miles Platting Miles Platting is an inner city district of Manchester, England. It is east-northeast of Manchester city centre, along the course of the Rochdale Canal and A62 road...	----	1871	2007
Church of Divine Mercy (Polish)	Moss Side Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...	Fr Andrzej Zuziak SChr Society of Christ Fathers The Society of Christ Fathers for Poles Living Abroad - Roman Catholic Society of Apostolic Life founded by the then Primate of Poland, Cardinal August Hlond, in cooperation with Fr... (Provincial and Parish Priest) Fr Artur Stelmach Schr Fr Pawel Urbanek SChr	1961	----
Our Lady	Moss Side Moss Side Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...	Fr Patrick Deegan, MA Master of Arts (postgraduate) A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...	1949	----
St Dunstan	Moston Moston, Greater Manchester Moston is a district of Manchester, in North West England, approximately 3 miles north east of the city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Moston is a predominantly residential area, with a population of about 12,500 and covering approximately .-History:The name Moston may derive...	Fr David Featherstone (Vocations Director)	1912-13	----
St John Vianney	Moston Moston, Greater Manchester Moston is a district of Manchester, in North West England, approximately 3 miles north east of the city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Moston is a predominantly residential area, with a population of about 12,500 and covering approximately .-History:The name Moston may derive...	Fr Brian Seale	1968	----
St Margaret Mary	New Moston Moston, Greater Manchester Moston is a district of Manchester, in North West England, approximately 3 miles north east of the city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Moston is a predominantly residential area, with a population of about 12,500 and covering approximately .-History:The name Moston may derive...	Canon Kevin O'Connor	1935	----
Christ the King	Newton Heath Newton Heath Newton Heath is an urban area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is east north east of Manchester city centre and has a population of 9,883....	Fr Alan Denneny, RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1937	----
St Anne	Higher Openshaw Openshaw Openshaw is a ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies about two miles east of Manchester city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English Opinschawe, which...	Fr James Clarke	1849	----
St Vincent de Paul	Openshaw Openshaw Openshaw is a ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies about two miles east of Manchester city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English Opinschawe, which...		1896	2006
St Mary of the Angels & St Clare	Levenshulme Levenshulme Levenshulme is an urban area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It borders Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish, and is approximately halfway between Stockport and Manchester City Centre on the A6 road. The A6 bisects Levenshulme. The Manchester to London railway...	Fr John Ahern	1853	----
St Edward the Confessor	Rusholme Rusholme -Etymology:Rusholme, unlike other areas of Manchester which have '-holme' in the place name is not a true '-holme'. Its name came from ryscum, which is the dative plural of Old English rysc "rush": "[at the] rushes"...	Served from St Kentigern's, Fallowfield	1860	----
The English Martyrs	Whalley Range	Fr Geoffrey Marlor	1876	----
St Bernadette	Withington Withington Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...	Served from St Cuthbert's, Withington	1958	----
St Cuthbert	Withington Withington Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...	Fr Brendan Curley	1874	----

Borough of Oldham
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 219,600, and spans . The borough is named after its largest town, Oldham, but also includes the outlying towns of Chadderton, Failsworth, Royton and Shaw and Crompton, the village of...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Mary	Oldham Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...	Served from Our Lady of Mount Carmel	1828	----
Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Patrick	Oldham Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...	Fr Philip T Sumner	1858	----
All Saints & SS Peter & Paul (Ukranian Catholic Church)	Oldham Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...	Fr Bohdan-Benjamin Lysykanych, D.Litt Doctor of Letters Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree, often a higher doctorate which is frequently awarded as an honorary degree in recognition of outstanding scholarship or other merits.-Commonwealth:... , Syncellus Syncellus Syncellus may refer to:* an office in an Orthodox Church roughly equivalent to that of an episcopal vicar in the Roman Catholic Church.People named Syncellus:* George Syncellus...		----
St Michael	Abbeyhills	Served from St Anne, Greenacres	1948	----
Sacred Heart of Jesus	Derker Derker Derker is an area of Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in north-central Oldham, close to the boundary with Royton.Historically a part of Lancashire, Derker was recorded as a place of residence in 1604 with the name Dirtcar....	Served from Our Lady's, Moorside	1952	----
Holy Rosary	Fitton Hill	Fr. William Molloy	1952	----
St Anne	Greenacres Greenacres, Greater Manchester Greenacres , or archaically Greenacres Moor, is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the west side of the River Medlock opposite the village of Lees....	Fr. Derek Woodhead	1878	----
Our Lady	Moorside	Fr. Raymond McKee	1958	----
St Joseph	Shaw Shaw -United Kingdom:Shaw, Berkshire, a villageShaw, Wiltshire, a villageShaw and Crompton, a town in Greater Manchester-United States:Shaw, Mississippi, a cityShaw, Washington, D.C., a neighborhoodShaw, St...	Fr John B Scanlon	1874	----
SS Aidan & Oswald	Royton Royton Royton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines, north-northwest of Oldham, south-southeast of Rochdale and northeast of the city of Manchester.Historically a...	Fr. Stephen J Doyle	1874	----
St Herbert	Chaderton Chaderton Chaderton is a surname, and may refer to:* Laurence Chaderton* Roy Chaderton* William Chaderton...	Fr Peter McKie	1916	----
Holy Family	Hollinwood	Fr. William Molloy	1957	----
Corpus Christi	Hollinwood	Fr Dermott Heakin	1878	----
St Marys (The Immaculate Conception)	Failsworth Failsworth At Failsworth lies north-northwest of London. It shares common boundaries with Manchester and Oldham, on its west and northeast respectively. Failsworth is traversed by the A62 road, from Manchester to Oldham, the heavy rail line of the Oldham Loop and the Rochdale Canal, which crosses the...	Fr. Patrick John McKeown	1845	----
St Edward	Lees Lees, Greater Manchester The village consists of a small cluster of shops and businesses on either side of the A669 Lees Road, surrounded by some terraced houses and some small estates...	Canon Eugene Dolan	1872	----

Borough of Pendle
Pendle
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Holy Trinity	Brierfield	----	1895	2003
Sacred Heart	Colne Colne Colne is the second largest town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 20,118. It lies at the eastern end of the M65, 6 miles north-east of Burnley, with Nelson immediately adjacent, in the Aire Gap with two main roads leading into the Yorkshire...	Fr. James Tubman	1871	----
St Ursula	Cotton Tree Cottontree and Winewall, Lancashire Cottontree and Winewall are two hamlets that fall within the district of Colne in Pendle, Lancashire. They are next to each other, wedged between the actual town of Colne and the nearby village of Trawden. Cottontree is generally situated in the valley along the road that runs from Colne to...	----	1912	2003
Holy Saviour	Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....	Fr. Christopher Gorton	1896	----
St John Southworth	Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....	Fr. John Price	1992	----
Christ Church	Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....	Served from St John Southworth	2004	----
St Joseph	Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....	----	1884	2004
St George	Nelson Nelson, Lancashire Nelson is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 28,998 in 2001. It lies 4 miles north of Burnley on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal....	----	1900	1992
SS Peter & Paul	Barrowford Barrowford Barrowford is a large village and civil parish in the Pendle district of Lancashire, England. It is situated to the north of Nelson on the other side of the M65 motorway, and forms part of the Burnley/Nelson conurbation. It also comprises the area of Lowerford and sometimes gets confused with its...	Fr. Martin Magee	1897	----

Borough of Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Clitheroe. Other places include Whalley, Longridge and Ribchester. The area is so called due to the River Ribble which flows in its final stages...

Church	Locality	Rector	Founded	Closed
St Mary	Chipping Chipping, Lancashire Chipping is a village and civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,046....	Fr Anthony Grimshaw	1828	----
St Michael & St John, Lowergate	Clitheroe Clitheroe Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is 1½ miles from the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists in the area. It has a population of 14,697...	Mgr John Corcoran	1797	----
St Hubert	Dunsop Bridge Dunsop Bridge Dunsop Bridge is a village within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, England, situated north-west of Clitheroe, south-east of Lancaster and east of Skipton. It is in the civil parish of Bowland Forest High....	Fr John Chaloner	1864	----
St Mary (Our Lady Assumed into Heaven)	Langho Langho Langho is a small rural village north of Blackburn in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. It is part of the parish of Billington and Langho. The village is linked with Blackburn and Clitheroe by the A666 road and is served by Langho railway station on the Ribble Valley Line. To the north,...	Fr. Sean Horgan	1836	----
St Wilfrid	Longridge Longridge Longridge is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Ribble Valley in Lancashire, England. It is situated north-east of the city of Preston, at the western end of Longridge Fell, a long ridge above the River Ribble. Its nearest neighbours are Grimsargh and the Roman town of Ribchester , ...	Canon Paul Mitcheson, RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1869	----
SS Peter & Paul	Ribchester Ribchester Ribchester is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Ribble, northwest of Blackburn and east of Preston.The village has a long history with evidence of Bronze Age beginnings...	Canon Frank Deeney	1789	----
St Mary (Queen of Peace)	Sabden Sabden Sabden is a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley, and the Forest of Pendle, Lancashire.-Location:Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about north-west of Padiham.-Demographics:In the 2001 census, Sabden had a population of 1,371....	Fr Peter Birmingham	1873	----
English Martyrs	Whalley Whalley, Lancashire Whalley is a large village in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large picturesque wooded hill over the river from the village....	Fr. Philip Price	1921	----
St Peter (Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst College is a Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition. It is located on the Stonyhurst Estate near the village of Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley area of Lancashire, England, and occupies a Grade I listed building... )	Stonyhurst Stonyhurst Stonyhurst is the name of a rural estate owned by the Society of Jesus near Clitheroe in Lancashire, England. It is dominated by Stonyhurst College, its preparatory school Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall and the parish Church of St Peter's.-The Estate:...	Fr. Adrian Howell SJ Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...	1832	----
St Joseph (Chapel of Ease)	Hurst Green Hurst Green, Lancashire Hurst Green is a small village in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England, connected in its history to the Jesuit school, Stonyhurst College...	Served from St Peter, Stonyhurst		----

Borough of Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of Wardle.The borough was...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Holy Family	Kirkholt	Fr. Martin Collins	1954	----
Sacred Heart	Newbold	Fr David F O'Kane	1948	----
St John the Baptist	Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...	Fr. Barry J Lomax PP	1830	----
St Patrick	Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...	Fr Joseph F Sweeney RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1856	----
St Vincent De Paul	Norden Norden, Greater Manchester Norden is a suburban village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the western edge of Rochdale....	Fr Paul Brindle PP	1940	----
Our Lady of Czestochowa & Maximilian Kolbe	Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...	Fr Joseph Wozniak Schram		----
St Gabriel & the Angels	Castleton Castleton, Greater Manchester Castleton is an area of Rochdale and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is south-southwest of Rochdale town centre and north-northwest of the city of Manchester....	Fr Barry Lomax	1879	----
St Peter	Middleton Middleton, Greater Manchester Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Irk, south-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester...	Fr. Kieren Mullarkey	1867	----
St Thomas More	Alkrington Alkrington Alkrington Garden Village, more commonly known as Alkrington, is a suburb of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England....	Fr Peter McGiveron	1960	----
St Agnes & St John Fisher	Middleton Middleton, Greater Manchester Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Irk, south-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester...	Served from Our Lady's, Langley	1966	----
St Agnes	Middleton Middleton, Greater Manchester Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Irk, south-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester...	----	1966	2003
Our Lady of The Assumption	Langley Langley, Greater Manchester Langley is an area of Middleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Created as a Manchester overspill estate in the 1950s and 60s, it is south-southwest of Rochdale and north-northeast of Manchester City Centre.Langley as a district pushes down into Middleton as...	Fr. Tadgh Mullins	1953	----
St Columba	Langley Langley, Greater Manchester Langley is an area of Middleton in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Created as a Manchester overspill estate in the 1950s and 60s, it is south-southwest of Rochdale and north-northeast of Manchester City Centre.Langley as a district pushes down into Middleton as...	----	1959	1992
Our Lady & St Paul	Heywood Heywood, Greater Manchester Heywood is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is east of Bury, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the...	Fr. James Ryan	1963	----
St Joseph	Heywood Heywood, Greater Manchester Heywood is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is east of Bury, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the...	Fr Paul Daly	1853	----
St Mary of the Annunciation	Littleborough	Fr. Arthur C Nearey	1879	----
Our Lady	Holts	----	1964	1991

Borough of Rossendale
Rossendale
Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Mary	Bacup Bacup Bacup is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It is located amongst the South Pennines, along Lancashire's eastern boundary with West Yorkshire. The town sits within a rural setting in the Forest of Rossendale, amongst the steep-sided upper-Irwell Valley, through which the...	Fr. Frank Thorpe	1852	----
Our Immaculate Mother & St Anselm	Whitworth Whitworth, Lancashire Whitworth is a town and civil parish within the Borough of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. It is set amongst the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It has a population of 7,263....	Fr Frank Thorpe	1860	----
St Joseph	Stacksteads Stacksteads Stacksteads is a village between the towns Bacup and Waterfoot in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. Stacksteads includes a quarry called Lee Quarry which has also been transformed into a mountain bike trail.-History:...	----	1947	2005
St Joseph & St Peter	Newchurch-In-Rossendale Newchurch, Lancashire Newchurch is a village in the Borough of Rossendale, Lancashire.It is around one mile away from Rawtenstall and half a mile from Waterfoot.It is also the home of Rossendale United F.C...	Fr. Philip Boast	1915	----
The Immaculate Conception	Haslingden Haslingden Haslingden is a small town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels', though the town is in fact set on a high and windy hill. In the early 20th century Haslingden had the status of a municipal borough, but following local government...	Fr. Richard O'Conner	1854	----
St Veronica (Chapel of Ease)	Helmshore Helmshore Helmshore is a village in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England. It is situated south of Haslingden, broadly between the A56 and the B6235, approximately 16 miles north of Manchester.- Early history :...	Served from The Immaculate Conception	1959	----
St James the Less	Rawtenstall Rawtenstall Rawtenstall is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 18 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of the county town of Preston and 45 miles south east of Lancaster...	Fr. David Lupton, Rural Dean Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1828	----

City of Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist Salford Cathedral The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist, usually known as Salford Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Located on Chapel Street, Salford , not far from Manchester city centre, it is the seat of the Bishop of Salford and mother...	Salford	Canon Anthony McBride	1848	----
Our Lady of Delours	Kersal Kersal Kersal is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. The centre of Kersal is northwest of Manchester city centre, and north-northwest of Salford's conventional centre at Greengate....	Fr. Paul M Addison	1923	----
St Peter	Greengate	----	1863	1984
Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Ordsall Ordsall, Greater Manchester Ordsall is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated chiefly to the south of the A57 road and close to the River Irwell, the main boundary with the city of Manchester...	----	1875	1978
St Joseph	Ordsall Ordsall, Greater Manchester Ordsall is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated chiefly to the south of the A57 road and close to the River Irwell, the main boundary with the city of Manchester...	Served from the Cathedral	1871	----
St Thomas of Canterbury	Higher Broughton	Fr. David MacFarlane	1878	----
St Philip Benizi	Lower Kersal	----	1927	2004
St Boniface	Lower Broughton	Served from St Sebastian	1895	----
Mother of God & St James	Pendleton Pendleton, Greater Manchester Pendleton is an inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is about from Manchester city centre. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district....	Fr. Shaun K Braiden	1875	----
SS Peter & Paul	Pendleton Pendleton, Greater Manchester Pendleton is an inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is about from Manchester city centre. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district....	Fr Peter Kinsella	1956	----
St Sebastian	Pendleton Pendleton, Greater Manchester Pendleton is an inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is about from Manchester city centre. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district....	Canon Liam Houlihan	1892	----
All Souls & St John Vianney	Weaste Weaste Weaste is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 road passes through Weaste, which lies close to the M602 motorway...	Served from Mother of God and St James	1892	----
St Mark	Pendlebury Pendlebury Pendlebury is a suburban town in the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies to the northwest of Manchester city centre, northwest of Salford, and southeast of Bolton....	Fr Robert Lasia	1923	----
St Gilbert	Brookhouse, Peel Green Peel Green Peel Green is a district, which along with Patricroft and Barton upon Irwell forms the western end of the town of Eccles, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England and lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire...	Served from Holy Cross, Patricroft	1959	----
St Mary	Eccles Eccles, Greater Manchester Eccles is a town in the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, west of Salford and west of Manchester city centre...	Fr. Robert Livesey	1879	----
Holy Cross	Patricroft Patricroft Patricroft is a district of Eccles, England, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.-History:Patricroft may derive its name from 'Pear-tree croft', or more likely, 'Patrick's Croft'. In 1836, James Nasmyth, in partnership with Holbrook Gaskell, built the Bridgewater Foundry in...	Fr Michael Ryan	1961	----
St Joseph the Worker	Irlam Irlam Irlam is a suburban town and unparished area within the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 18,504. The town lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, and is west-southwest of...	Fr. Lionel Devany	1963	----
St Teresa of Avila	Irlam Irlam Irlam is a suburban town and unparished area within the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 18,504. The town lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, and is west-southwest of...	Fr. Desmond O'Driscoll	1874	----
Sacred Heart	Cadishead Cadishead Cadishead is a suburban town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Cadishead is the most southwesterly settlement in the city of Salford.-History:...	Served from St Teresa	1962	----
St Luke	Irlams o' th' Height Irlams o' th' Height Irlams o' th' Height is an area of Pendleton, in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the extremity of the City of Salford metropolitan district boundary, and stands next to Swinton and Pendlebury...	Fr. John Williams	1922	----
St Edmund, King and Martyr	Little Hulton Little Hulton Little Hulton is a village—effectively a suburb—within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Bolton, west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...	Fr. Leo Heakin	1876	----
Lancashire Martyrs	Little Hulton Little Hulton Little Hulton is a village—effectively a suburb—within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Bolton, west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...	Served from St Edmund	1959	----
St Joseph	Little Hulton Little Hulton Little Hulton is a village—effectively a suburb—within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Bolton, west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...	Fr. Kevin Tierney	1961	----
Christ The King	Walkden Walkden Walkden is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester....	Fr. Martin J Broadley	1952	----
St Matthew	Winton Winton, Greater Manchester Winton is an area located in the north-east of Eccles, within the metropolitan district of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England....	Served from The Holy Cross, Patricroft	1957	----
St Charles	Swinton Swinton, Greater Manchester Swinton is a town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Located on the A6 road it stands on gently sloping ground on the southwest side of the River Irwell, and within the bounds of the orbital M60 motorway. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...	Mgr Paul Smith RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1923	----
St Mary of The Immaculate Conception	Swinton Swinton, Greater Manchester Swinton is a town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Located on the A6 road it stands on gently sloping ground on the southwest side of the River Irwell, and within the bounds of the orbital M60 motorway. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...	Fr. Brian Murphy	1847	----

Borough of South Ribble
South Ribble
South Ribble is a non-metropolitan district and borough of Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Leyland.In May 2007, the council was officially declared "Excellent" by the Audit Commission, gaining its place among the best 5 district councils in the country,-Overview:On 4 October 2007, a...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Mary	Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is a village to the south of Preston, Lancashire, England. The name derives from the Old English 'bēam' and 'brycg', which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". It is mentioned in an undated medieval document. The village is often referred to as "Brig" by residents...	Fr Terence Richardson	1780	----
Our Lady of Lourdes & St Gerard Majella	Lostock Hall Lostock Hall Lostock Hall is a small suburban village within the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. It is located on the south side of the River Ribble, some south of Preston and north of Leyland. It is bordered on its southeastern side by the interchange for the M6, M61 and M65 motorways...	Fr Dom Xavier Ho, OSB Order of Saint Benedict The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...	1891	----
St Mary & St John Southworth	Samlesbury Samlesbury Samlesbury is a small village and civil parish in the South Ribble borough of Lancashire, England. Samlesbury Hall, a historic house, is located in the village as well as Samlesbury Aerodrome...	Fr. Frederick Watson	1690	----
Our Lady and St Patrick	Walton-le-Dale Walton-le-Dale Walton-le-Dale is a village in the Borough of South Ribble, in Lancashire, England. It lies on south bank of the River Ribble, and the south-side of the city of Preston, adjacent to Bamber Bridge.-Toponymy:...	Fr John T Cribben	1855	----

Borough of Stockport
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
Holy Family	Reddish Reddish Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Stockport and southeast of Manchester...	Fr. Anthony Petty	1954	----
St Joseph	Reddish Reddish Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Stockport and southeast of Manchester...	Canon Maurice O'Connell	1882	----
St Mary	Heaton Norris Heaton Norris Heaton Norris is now a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor. Formerly it was the name of the parish, that included Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor and was in Lancashire....	Served from St Winifred	1867	----
St Winifred	Heaton Mersey Heaton Mersey Heaton Mersey is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The area is situated on the north-western border of Stockport, and is adjacent to Didsbury and Burnage which are both in Manchester....	Mgr Provost Michael R Quinlan	1911	----

Borough of Tameside
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Ann	Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...	Fr Francis Wadsworth	1852	----
St Mary	Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...	----	1856	2002
St Christopher	Hurst Cross	Fr Myles Sheahan	1951	----
St Paul	Guide Bridge Guide Bridge Guide Bridge is an area of Audenshaw, in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Guide Bridge formed as a village built around an eponymous bridge over the Ashton Canal and lies west of the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.-History:Industries...	Fr. Michael Walsh	1962	----
St Mary (Our Lady of Sorrows)	Denton Denton, Greater Manchester Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 26,866....	Fr. Vincent Cavey	1869	----
St Stephen	Droylsden Droylsden Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the east of Manchester city centre, and west-southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne, it has a population of 23,172....	Fr William Fallon	1935	----
St John Fisher	Haughton Green Haughton Green Haughton Green is a large village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It formed part of the ancient township of Haughton, Lancashire, along with Haughton Dale, Higher Haughton, Lower Haughton, Haughton Hall and Haughton itself....	Fr Peter Gooden	1965	----
St Joseph	Mossley Mossley Mossley is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. The town is located in the upper section of the Tame valley in the foothills of the Pennines, northeast of Ashton-under-Lyne and east of Manchester.Mossley has the distinction of...	Fr Michael Fleming	1856	----

Borough of Trafford
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers , and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Founded	Closed
St Monica	Flixton Flixton, Greater Manchester Flixton is a village and electoral ward within the Urmston area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. It lies about six miles to the southwest of Manchester city centre, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.Flixton's present-day population is...	Fr Bernard Charnock	1950	----
Our Lady of the Rosary	Davyhulme Davyhulme Davyhulme is a locality within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is contiguous with the town of Urmston....	Served from English Martyrs, Urmston	1960	----
St Alphonsus	Old Trafford	Served from Our Lady's, Moss Side	1903	----
English Martyrs	Urmston Urmston Urmston is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 41,000. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies about six miles to the southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is marked by the River Mersey and the...	Fr Michael Jones STB Bachelor of Sacred Theology The Bachelor of Sacred Theology is a graduate-level academic degree in theology.The Bachelor of Sacred Theology is offered by a number of Pontifical Universities. It is sometimes offered as a graduate degree, for students who have already completed a B.A. or other first degree...	1891	----
St Antony of Padua	Trafford Park Trafford Park Trafford Park is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Located opposite Salford Quays, on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, it is west-southwest of Manchester city centre, and north of Stretford. Until the late 19th century it was the...		1904	2009
St Ann St Ann's, Stretford St Ann's, Church, Stretford is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic church in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England, and is located on East side of Chester Road A56. The church was constructed between 1862 and 1863...	Stretford Stretford Stretford is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lying on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, it is to the southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Salford and northeast of Altrincham...	Fr. John P Hitchen RD Rural Dean In the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, a Rural Dean presides over a Rural Deanery .-Origins and usage:...	1859	----
St Hugh of Lincoln	Stretford Stretford Stretford is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lying on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, it is to the southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Salford and northeast of Altrincham...	Fr Michael Cleary	1938	----
St Teresa	Stretford Stretford Stretford is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Lying on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, it is to the southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Salford and northeast of Altrincham...		1928	2009
All Saints Franciscan Friary All Saints' Church, Urmston All Saints' Church is a Roman Catholic church in Urmston, Greater Manchester, England, and is located on Redclyffe Road . The church was constructed between 1867 and 1868 and was designed by E. W. Pugin in the Gothic Revival style for Sir Humphrey de Trafford...	Urmston Urmston Urmston is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 41,000. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies about six miles to the southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is marked by the River Mersey and the...	Fr. Brendan Blundell, OFM Conv	1798	----

Borough of Wigan
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an...

Parish	Locality	Parish Priest	Erected	Closed
The Holy Family	New Springs, Wigan	Mgr Canon Mark Davies (Vicar General Vicar general A vicar general is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop's ordinary executive power over the entire diocese and, thus, is the highest official in a diocese or other particular... )	1898	----
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception	Haigh Haigh, Greater Manchester Haigh is a village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is located next to the village of Aspull. The western boundary is the River Douglas which separates the township from Wigan. To the north a small brook...	Fr. Kevin C Foulkes	1854	----
St Andrew	Blackrod Blackrod Blackrod is a settlement and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north-northeast of Wigan and west of Bolton and, according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, has a population of 5,300....	Served from Our Lady's, Haigh		----

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