St Marie's Church, Bury

St Marie's Church


53°35′28″N 2°17′57″W / 53.5912°N 2.2992°W / 53.5912; -2.2992
OS grid reference	SD802105
Location	Bury
Country	England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	stmarieandstjosephbury.org.uk/
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1825 (1825)
Dedication	Mary, mother of Jesus
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	10 November 1951^[1]
Architect(s)	John Harper
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1841
Completed	1842
Administration
Province	Liverpool
Diocese	Salford
Deanery	Rochdale, Bury^[2]
Parish	St Marie and St Joseph

St Marie's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It was built from 1841 to 1842 in the Gothic Revival style. It is situated between the Manchester Road and Back Knowsley Street in the town centre. It is a Grade II listed building.^[3]

History[edit]

Foundation[edit]

After the Reformation, a priest would come from Rochdale to serve the local Catholic population of Bury. In 1825, a mission was started in Bury and the first priest was a Fr Peacock. He would celebrate Mass in Bury as well as travel to Heywood, Radcliffe, Elton and Tottington to serve the Catholic communities there.^[4]

Construction[edit]

In 1841, the architect John Harper from York was commissioned to design the church and presbytery. Construction started that year, and the next year, 1842, the church was opened. With the increasing population of the town and the surrounding area, more missions were started from the church. New churches would be constructed resulting from these missions such as St Joseph's Church in Bury.^[4]

Parish[edit]

In 2009, the parishes of St Marie's Church and St Joseph's Church were merged. St Marie's Church has one Sunday Mass at 11:30am and St Joseph's Church has two Sunday Masses at 5:00pm on Saturday and at 9:15am on Sunday.^[2]

Exterior[edit]

Main entrance
Left statue
Right statue

References[edit]

^ Church of Saint Marie, Bury, British Listed Buildings, retrieved 5 May 2022
^ ^a ^b Deaneries from Diocese of Salford, retrieved 5 May 2022
^ Church of St Marie, Historic England, retrieved 5 May 2022
^ ^a ^b Historic England, Bury - St Marie, Taking Stock, retrieved 5 May 2022

External links[edit]

Official website

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