Monday, 20 April 2009

Parish Mergers 2009


Bishop Patrick O’Donoghue, Fifth Bishop of Lancaster after a fulsome consultation (Fit for Mission?) has issued the following Decrees of Merger to the communities concerned:

Effective date of merger: Low Sunday 2009

St Peter’s Cathedral, Lancaster & St Thomas More, Lancaster - St Peter’s Cathedral & St Thomas More Parish, Lancaster

Ss Thomas & Elizabeth, Thurnham & St Joseph, Galgate (Re-merge), - retain name

St Mary, Morecambe & Good Shepherd Torrisholme - The Good Shepherd & St Mary Parish, Morecambe

St Patrick Morecambe & Holy Family, Morecambe – St Patrick & Holy Family Parish, Morecambe

St William, Pilling & St Bernard, Knott End - St William & St Bernard Parish, Over Wyre

St John Vianney, Blackpool & St Monica, Blackpool - St John Vianney & St Monica Parish, Blackpool

Our Lady & St Bernard, Preston and Ss Peter & Paul, Preston- St Edmund Campion Parish, Preston

Christ the King, Milnthorpe & Our Lady of Lourdes, Arnside – The Catholic Parish of Milnthorpe & Arnside

St Columba, Barrow (Walney) & St Patrick, Barrow – St Patrick with St Columba, Barrow

St Joseph, Preston & St Teresa, Preston – St Joseph & St Teresa, Preston Effective date of merger: First Sunday of Advent

(from the Diocesan website)

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