Welcome to the Diocese of Shrewsbury
which continues the mission of the Catholic
Church across Cheshire and Shropshire and
parts of Greater Manchester, Merseyside
and Derbyshire.
More than a hundred parishes and schools
together with more than thirty Religious
communities and ecclesial movements continue
this mission today.
I hope this developing website will reflect something of the life of the
Diocese with its great diversity of towns, cities and rural communities
sharing together the Catholic faith.
We welcome you to join us here on the internet.
Thursday July 24, 2014
Sunday Mass readings of the week
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeMeditation of the week
Sowing with patience and humilitySaint of the week
St Lawrence of Brindisi, 21st JulyWhat's Coming Up
Annual diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes: Details of broadcasts of processions and Masses on Lourdes TV
Some 900 pilgrims from all over the Diocese of Shrewsbury, and of ages – from under a year old to 95 years old – will be making their way to Lourdes on Wednesday and Thursday for the annual diocesan pilgrimage […]
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‘Where are the safe havens for Iraqi Christians?’ peer asks the Government as Islamists drive thousands from their ancestral homes
A leading Catholic peer has criticised the Government for its apparent inaction to help Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamist militants. In a debate in Parliament, Lord Alton of Liverpool asked why the Foreign Office had just one […]
Read MorePope Francis asks Catholics of the UK and Ireland to protect and cherish life
Pope Francis has asked Catholics across the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic to protect and cherish human life. In a special message for the annual Day for Life, Pope Francis has invited young Catholics in particular to work “to […]
Read MoreBishop of Shrewsbury ordains Father Anthony McGrath to the priesthood on the Feast of St John Plessington
The Bishop of Shrewsbury has ordained Father Anthony McGrath to the priesthood during a Mass in Cheshire. The Rt Rev. Mark Davies consecrated Father McGrath in St Joseph’s Church, Sale, on the Feast of St John Plessington, a 17th […]
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