St Werburgh's Roman Catholic Parish, Chester

Catholicism in Chester

Appendix I: Parish Priests in Chester

Joseph Chambers, Parish Priest of St. Werburgh's 1903-1924.

Parish Priests of St. Werburgh's 1794-1975

James Lancaster 1794-1796
Thomas Penswick 1797-1814
John Ashurst 1814-1816
John Briggs 1816-1833
John Wilcock 1833-1838
Edward Carbery 1838-1861
Henry Hopkins 1861-1865
Peter Lahaye 1865-1867
William Walton 1867-1868
Eugene Buquet 1868-1882
Wilfred Dallow 1882-1883
Edward Lynch 1883-1902
Joseph Chambers 1903-1924
Eugene Rooney 1925-1927
Maurice Hayes 1927-1948
Hugh Welch 1948-1959
Francis Murphy 1959-[1982]

 

Parish Priests of St. Francis's 1858-1975

Venantius of Nieuwenhoorn 1858-1873
Pacificus of Camerata 1873-1879
Nicholas of Capegna 1879-1882
Pacificus of Camerata 1882-1885
Modestus of Glasgow 1885-1888
Bernard of Chester 1888-1889
Anthony of Tasson 1889-1892
Fidelis of Liverpool 1892-1895
Bernadine of London 1895-1896
Ambrose of London 1896-1898
Seraphin of London 1898-1902
Fidelis of Liverpool 1902-1905
Dominic of Derry 1905-1908
Seraphin of London 1908-1911
John Capistran of St. Helen's 1911-1914
Vincent of Liscard 1914-1919
Dominic of Derry 1919-1922
Wilfred of Brooklyn 1922-1925
Andrew of London 1925-1931
Stanislaus of Malta 1931-1934
Pacificus of Amble 1934-1937
Andrew of London 1937-1943
Fidelis of Malta 1943-1946
Victor of Johnstown 1946-1949
Aidan of Bolton 1949-1954
Edward of Southport 1954-1957
Ignatius of Washington 1957-1960
CalIistus of Bradford 1960-1963
Ernest of Chester 1963-1969
Vincent of Boyle 1969-1973
Simon of London 1973-

 

Bibliography  Contents Appendix II: More recent history


From Catholicism in Chester: A Double Centenary 1875-1975
© 1975 Sister Mary Winefride Sturman, OSU