St Oswald's Church, Padgate facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Oswald's Church, Padgate |
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| St Oswald, King and Martyr | |
St Oswald's from Padgate Lane
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| OS grid reference | SJ 630 900 |
| Location | Warrington, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://stmarysandstbenedictswarrington.co.uk/ |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Founder(s) | Ampleforth Abbey |
| Dedication | St Oswald |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | L.A.G. Pritchard, Son & Partners, Liverpool |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | St.Gregory's, Warrington |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
St Oswald's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Padgate, a part of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It's a place where people go to worship. This church was first started by Benedictine monks from Ampleforth Abbey. Today, priests from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool look after the church and its community.
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History of St Oswald's Church
How the Parish Began
The idea for St Oswald's Church came from Father Thomas Austin Hind. He was a Benedictine monk born in Warrington. He wanted to build this church and chose to dedicate it to Saint Oswald of Northumbria.
On July 1, 1924, Archbishop Keating of Liverpool gave permission for this new church community, called a "parish," to be formed. It was the fourth Benedictine parish in Warrington. The other three were St. Albans (started in 1755), St. Mary's (1877), and St. Benedict's (1902).
At first, priests from St Mary's Church, Warrington helped St Oswald's. But on July 24, 1929, St Oswald's became its own independent parish.
Changes Over the Years
The last Benedictine priest at St Oswald's was Father Harold Cyprian Broomfield. In 1962, the leader of Ampleforth Abbey handed over the parish to the Archbishop of Liverpool. This meant that priests from the Archdiocese of Liverpool would now serve the church.
After 2013, following the death of Canon William Redmond, the priest from St Benedict's Church, Warrington also looked after St Oswald's. Then, on May 1, 2018, St Oswald's joined with St Mary's and St Benedict's to form one new, larger parish called Blessed James Bell.
Parish Priests of St Oswald's
Here is a list of the priests who have led St Oswald's Church over the years:
| Parish Priest | Tenure |
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| Fr Thomas Austin Hind O.S.B | 1929-1935 |
| Fr Reginald Denis Marshall O.S.B | 1935-1942 |
| Fr Edmund Benedict Milburn O.S.B | 1942-1946 |
| Fr Norman Francis Geldert O.S.B | 1946-1955 |
| Fr Harold Cyprian Broomfield O.S.B | 1955-1962 |
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| Fr Denis Ryan | 1962-1974 |
| Fr Owen O'Sullivan | 1974-1980 |
| Fr James Murray | 1980-1998 |
| Fr Charles E. Canning | 1998-2011 |
| Canon William Redmond | 2011-2013 |
| Monsignor John Devine O.B.E | 2013-2015 |
| Fr David Heywood | 2015- |
School and Convent at St Oswald's
In 1929, a group of religious women called the Sisters of the Cross and Passion moved to Bruche Hall. This building was very close to St Oswald's Church. They had previously been in another part of Warrington.
A school was opened on September 1, 1931, right next to the church. It could teach up to 200 children. The Sisters and other teachers worked at the school. In 1971, a new building was constructed specifically for the Sisters to live in. This new building is called a "Convent." The old house was then taken down.
Gallery
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Interior view of the church's main area.
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Another view of the inside of St.Oswald's, Warrington.
