Saint Dominic's Church in Downham Market is the parish church serving the Roman Catholic population of
Downham Market and the surrounding areas of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
.
First opened in 1941, the church was finally fully consecrated upon receiving its
stone altar in 2006.
The parish received national attention in the 1970s when the then parish priest, Fr
Oswald Baker, refused to adopt the new vernacular setting of the Mass.
The parish is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.
Mass times
Weekdays - 9.30 am, days as announced
Weekends - 6.00 pm Saturday evening (Vigil Mass), 9.30 am Sunday morning (Sung Mass)
References
External links
Official websiteParish Page on Diocesan website
{{Parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
Roman Catholic churches in Norfolk
Downham Market