Manchester Oratory
The Oratory Church of Saint Chad's, Manchester (Manchester Oratory for short) is a Grade II listed[1] Catholic church in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. It was constructed between 1846 and 1847, on the east side of Cheetham Hill Road.[2] The parish functions under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.
Origins
St Chad's is the Catholic mother-church of Manchester, tracing its origins back to the 1770s. With the legacy of £200 from the will of the Revd Edward Helme (the first resident Catholic priest since the Reformation) a chapel dedicated to St Chad was built on Rook Street off Market Street in 1776 (now lost under new buildings). The Revd Roland Broomhead became the first Rector 1776–1820, and built new chapels of St Mary Mulberry Street and St Augustine, Granby Row. He died shortly after the opening of the latter, after which St Chad's became chapel-of-ease to the new church. However, due to a growing need, it became an independent mission again in 1835 when Fr William Turner, who would later become the first Bishop of Salford, was appointed to take charge. He was succeeded in 1842 by Fr Robert Croskell, later to be the second Provost and Vicar General of the Diocese. The Rook Street chapel was sold in 1846 to be converted into a warehouse.
For a short time there was a chapel-of-ease served from St Chad's; St William's on Simpson Street in Angel Meadow (1865–1905).
Construction
The new church was designed by Weightman and Hadfield in the Gothic Revival style for Fr Robert Croskell. Building work commenced in April 1846 and the new church was opened 4 August 1847 by Bishop George Hilary Brown.
Clergy
1778-1820 - Rev Rowland Broomhead
1820-1838 - Served from St Augustine’s, Granby Row
1838-1853 - Provost Robert Croskell VG
1853-1891 - Canon William Sheehan VG
1891-1900 - Mgr Charles Gadd VG
1900-1905 - Dean John Hennesey
1905-1908 - Fr John Crombleholme
1909-1925 - Fr Denis Sheahan
1926-1940 - Canon Joseph Callaway
1940-1944 - Fr Joseph McEnery
1944-1949 - Fr James Kelly
1949-1964 - Fr Herbert J Power
1965-1974 - Fr Vincent Sweeney
1974-2003 - Fr Bernard McGarry
The church was served by clergy of the Salford Diocese until 2003 when the last secular Parish Priest retired. The church was then served for a period from St Anne, Crumpsall. In 2007, the Premonstratensians took up residence following the closure of Corpus Christi Priory, Miles Platting,[3] however they only stayed for a short period. St Chad's then served as the residence for the Strangeways Prison chaplain. In 2013, the Oratorian community from the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester took over St Chad's with permission to establish the Manchester Oratory of St Philip Neri there.[4] The Manchester Oratory was founded at St Chad's on 1 November 2019.
See also
References
- ^ "ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST CHAD AND PRESBYTERY ST CHADS PRESBYTERY, Non Civil Parish - 1208542 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Catholic Church of St Chad and Presbytery St Chads Presbytery - Manchester - Manchester - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "UK | England | Manchester | Basilica closes after 118 years". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "BBC News - Jesuits return to historic Holy Name Church Manchester". Bbc.co.uk. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
External links
Media related to Saint Chad Church (Cheetham Hill) at Wikimedia Commons
- Oratory Church of St Chad site
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- Bishops of Salford
- I: William Turner
- II: Herbert Vaughan
- III: John Bilsborrow
- IV: Louis Casartelli
- V: Thomas Henshaw
- VI: Henry Marshall
- VII: George Beck
- VIII: Thomas Holland
- IX: Patrick Kelly
- X: Terence Brain (Bishop Emeritus)
- XI: John Arnold
- Churches
- Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist
- St Anne's Church, Blackburn
- Pleasington Priory
- St Patrick's Church, Bolton
- Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley
- St Marie's Church, Bury
- St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
- St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem)
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester
- Manchester Oratory
- Gorton Monastery
- St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme
- Corpus Christi Priory
- Christ Church, Nelson
- Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham
- St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
- St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst
- St Ann's, Stretford
- All Saints' Church, Urmston
- Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
- Saint Joseph (19 March)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16 July)
- Schools
- Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington
- St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge
- Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn
- St Mary's College, Blackburn
- Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton
- Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley
- Holy Cross College, Bury
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton
- The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles
- Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth
- Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich
- St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge
- Loreto College, Manchester
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
- St Bede's College, Manchester
- St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
- St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
- Xaverian College, Manchester
- Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham
- St Monica's High School, Prestwich
- All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall
- All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford
- St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport
- Stella Maris School, Stockport
- Stonyhurst College
- Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston
- St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley
- See also
- Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District
- Wardley Hall
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery (Wardley)
- John Vaughan
- Geoffrey Burke
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