Manchester Oratory

Manchester Oratory
Manchester Oratory
St Chad's Church, Cheetham Hill
	St Chad's in 2014
	Manchester Oratory
	53°29′32″N 2°14′24″W / 53.4923°N 2.2399°W
Location	Cheetham, Manchester
Country	England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
Website	https://www.manchesteroratory.org
History
Dedication	St Chad
Consecrated	4 August 1847
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Style	Gothic Revival
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Salford
Clergy
Provost	Fr Raymond Matus, Cong Orat
Assistant priest(s)	Fr Christopher Hilton, Cong Orat; Fr Richard Bailey, Cong Orat

The Oratory Church of Saint Chad's, Manchester (Manchester Oratory for short) is a Grade II listed^[1] Catholic church in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England. It was constructed between 1846 and 1847, on the east side of Cheetham Hill Road.^[2] The parish functions under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.

Origins

St Chad's is the Catholic mother-church of Manchester, tracing its origins back to the 1770s. With the legacy of £200 from the will of the Revd Edward Helme (the first resident Catholic priest since the Reformation) a chapel dedicated to St Chad was built on Rook Street off Market Street in 1776 (now lost under new buildings). The Revd Roland Broomhead became the first Rector 1776–1820, and built new chapels of St Mary Mulberry Street and St Augustine, Granby Row.^[3] He died shortly after the opening of the latter, after which St Chad's became chapel-of-ease to the new church. However, due to a growing need, it became an independent mission again in 1835 when Fr William Turner, who would later become the first Bishop of Salford, was appointed to take charge. He was succeeded in 1842 by Fr Robert Croskell, later to be the second Provost and Vicar General of the Diocese. The Rook Street chapel was sold in 1846 to be converted into a warehouse.

For a short time there was a chapel-of-ease served from St Chad's; St William's on Simpson Street in Angel Meadow (1865–1905).

Construction

The new church was designed by Weightman and Hadfield in the Gothic Revival style for Fr Robert Croskell. Building work commenced in April 1846 and the new church was opened 4 August 1847 by Bishop George Hilary Brown.

Clergy

1778-1820 - Rev Rowland Broomhead

1820-1838 - Served from St Augustine’s, Granby Row

1838-1853 - Provost Robert Croskell VG

1853-1891 - Canon William Sheehan VG

1891-1900 - Mgr Charles Gadd VG

1900-1905 - Dean John Hennesey

1905-1908 - Fr John Crombleholme

1909-1925 - Fr Denis Sheahan

1926-1940 - Canon Joseph Callaway

1940-1944 - Fr Joseph McEnery

1944-1949 - Fr James Kelly

1949-1964 - Fr Herbert J Power

1965-1974 - Fr Vincent Sweeney

1974-2003 - Fr Bernard McGarry

The church was served by clergy of the Salford Diocese until 2003 when the last secular Parish Priest retired. The church was then served for a period from St Anne, Crumpsall. In 2007, the Premonstratensians took up residence following the closure of Corpus Christi Priory, Miles Platting,^[4] however they only stayed for a short period. St Chad's then served as the residence for the Strangeways Prison chaplain. In 2013, the Oratorian community from the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester took over St Chad's with permission to establish the Manchester Oratory of St Philip Neri there.^[5] The Manchester Oratory was founded at St Chad's on 1 November 2019.

References

^ "ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST CHAD AND PRESBYTERY ST CHADS PRESBYTERY, Non Civil Parish - 1208542 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Catholic Church of St Chad and Presbytery St Chads Presbytery - Manchester - Manchester - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ This church was closed to allow extension of the Municipal College of Technology and replaed by another St Augustine's in York Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock
^ "UK | England | Manchester | Basilica closes after 118 years". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ "BBC News - Jesuits return to historic Holy Name Church Manchester". Bbc.co.uk. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

External links

Media related to Saint Chad Church (Cheetham Hill) at Wikimedia Commons
Oratory Church of St Chad site

53°29′32″N 2°14′24″W / 53.4923°N 2.2399°W / 53.4923; -2.2399

[1] "ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST CHAD AND PRESBYTERY ST CHADS PRESBYTERY, Non Civil Parish - 1208542 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[2] "Catholic Church of St Chad and Presbytery St Chads Presbytery - Manchester - Manchester - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

[3] This church was closed to allow extension of the Municipal College of Technology and replaed by another St Augustine's in York Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock

[4] "UK | England | Manchester | Basilica closes after 118 years". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

[5] "BBC News - Jesuits return to historic Holy Name Church Manchester". Bbc.co.uk. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

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v t e Diocese of Salford
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Bishops of Salford I: William Turner II: Herbert Vaughan III: John Bilsborrow IV: Louis Casartelli V: Thomas Henshaw VI: Henry Marshall VII: George Beck VIII: Thomas Holland IX: Patrick Kelly X: Terence Brain (Bishop Emeritus) XI: John Arnold
Churches Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist St Anne's Church, Blackburn Pleasington Priory St Patrick's Church, Bolton Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley St Marie's Church, Bury St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem) Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester Manchester Oratory Gorton Monastery St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme Corpus Christi Priory Christ Church, Nelson Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst St Ann's, Stretford All Saints' Church, Urmston
Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Saint Joseph (19 March) Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16 July)
Schools Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn St Mary's College, Blackburn Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley Holy Cross College, Bury St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge Loreto College, Manchester Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Bede's College, Manchester St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester Xaverian College, Manchester Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham St Monica's High School, Prestwich All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport Stella Maris School, Stockport Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley
See also Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District Wardley Hall St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery (Wardley) John Vaughan Geoffrey Burke
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