English Martyrs, Whalley - Roman Catholic
The Sands,
Whalley
Lancashire
Cemeteries
The church does not have a graveyard.Church History
It was founded in 1926.The parish of the English Martyrs was established in 1921. Previously the people had attended Mass at Calderstones Institution, which was attended by a priest from Stonyhurst. Fr. James McDonnell was sent by the Bishop to begin the new parish and to found a church near the old Abbey. Fr. Bannon succeeded him and built the present church, which was opened by Bishop Henshaw in 1926. Fr. Bannon retired through ill-health and departed this life at Pleasington Priory. Fr. Cookson was parish priest from 1930 to 1949.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.
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