St Mary's Catholic Church, Uttoxeter
 | The CorenSearchBot has detected that the contents of this page may have been copied from the following web page:
This may be a potential infringement of the copyright of a third-party. It will soon be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues. The content should not be mirrored or otherwise reused until the issue has been resolved.
|
| St. Mary's Catholic Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 52°53′46″N 1°51′58″W / 52.896°N 1.866°W | |
| Standort | Uttoxeter, Staffordshire |
| Land |  England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | official webisite |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | A. W. N. Pugin |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Parish | St Mary, Uttoxeter |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Father Fred Sheldon |
St Mary's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, United Kingdom it opened in 1839, to avoid confusion with the Anglican Church in the town it is referred to as "The Catholic Church" by locals. It is part of the parish of St. Mary along with Sacred Heart Church, Abbots Bromley the current Priest is Father Fred Sheldon.
History
the church was designed by Augustus Pugin and was his first church design, Construction started on 4th. Oct. 1838 and the building was opened on 22nd. August 1839. The church was the work of Fr. Morgan. The church was expanded with the addition of a chancel which was completed in 1879 the church was again expanded in 1913 [1]
Heute
Today the parish is part of the deanery of Stafford and is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. it has a school names St. Joseph's Rc primary school in the town. The church is the main church of the parish of St. Mary with the other church being Sacred Heart Church, Abbots Bromley the current parish Priest is Father Fred Sheldon.