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St Joseph, Longsight, Roman Catholic

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St Joseph,
Plymouth Grove,
Longsight
Lancashire
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Cemeteries

The church does not have a graveyard.

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Church History

It was founded in 1868. The present church opened 1915.

 

The mission was begun in 1888, and Fr. Daly was the first resident priest; a nephew and great-nephew of this priest are at present in the diocese. It was his ambition to build a new church for which he had worked and saved, but he died in 1910 before his plans were complete. Fr. C. Wiertz built the present beautiful church. Later he went to St. Vincent's, Openshaw, where he died.

Fr. Patrick Feeney was the next parish priest for a long period of years. The parish suffered heavily during the bombing and lost its schools, but the church was spared. Fr. Michael Hannon, who had the task of finding new schools, acquired a fine property with several acres of land in Victoria Park-probably the finest piece of land attached to a house so near to the centre of Manchester. Fr. Hannon died suddenly when attending the Dirge for the late Vicar-General this year. R.I.P.

Taken from "Salford Diocese and its Catholic past", a survey by Charles A. Bolton, a Priest of the above Diocese. Published 1950 on the First Centenary for the Diocese of Salford.

This site provides historical information about churches, other places of worship and cemeteries. It has no connection with the churches themselves. For current information you should contact them directly.

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Church Records

Whilst every effort has been made to record exact details of record office and library holdings you are recommended to check with them before visiting to ensure that they do hold the records and years you wish to examine. Similarly check with transcript publishers to ensure they cover the records and years you require before making a purchase.

Copies of Original Registers

Baptisms
Marriages

Baptisms

1888-1934

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1888-1934 held by Lancashire Archives - MF 1/235-238

1947-1956

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1947-1956 held by Lancashire Archives - RCSF 2

Marriages

1888-1920

Copy of Original Register of marriages 1888-1920 held by Lancashire Archives - MF 1/235-238

1947-1954

Copy of Original Register of marriages 1947-1954 held by Lancashire Archives - RCSF 2
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Maps

It is located at SJ8598095972 (Lat/Lon 53.460307, -2.212623). You can see this on maps provided by:

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