St Oswald's Church is an active

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church in the

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suburb of

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, England. The parish was founded by

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monks from

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, it is now served by clergy from the

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History

The parish was established from

St Mary's Church, Warrington St Mary's Church, or St Mary's Priory, is in the town centre of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Catholic church. The parish ...

by Fr. Thomas Austin Hind O.S.B, a Warringtonian by birth, who is credited with conceiving the idea to build the church and to have chosen the dedication to St

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. On 1 July 1924, Archbishop Keating of Liverpool give permission for the formation of this, the fourth Benedictine parish in Warrington: the others being St. Albans (1755); St.Mary's (1877) and St. Benedict's (1902). The parish was served by the clergy of

until it became an independent parish on 24 July 1929.Plumb, Brian (1979) ''St Oswald's Warrington '' The last

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Parish Priest was Fr Harold Cyprian Broomfield O.S.B as the

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surrendered the parish to the Archbishop of Liverpool on 10 September 1962 From 2013, following the death of Canon William Redmond, the parish was served by the parish priest of St Benedict's Church, Warrington."Plumb" On 1 May 2018, St.Oswald's became part of one new combined parish called

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which also incorporates the former parishes of St Mary's and St Benedict's in Warrington.http://blessedjamesbell.co.uk/

Parish Priests

School and Convent

In 1929 the

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, part of the

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family, moved from Buttermarket Street in Warrington to Bruche Hall close to the church. A school, with a capacity for 200 children, was opened on 1 September 1931 which was staffed by the sisters and lay teachers. In 1971 a purpose built Convent was built and the old house demolished.

Gallery

File:Nave of St Oswald's Church, Warrington, Cheshire.jpg, Interior view of sanctuary. File:St.Oswald's, Warrington. Interior one.jpg, St.Oswald's, Warrington. Interior one

References

External links

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