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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