Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree
Church in United Kingdom
| Our Lady Queen of Peace | |
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| Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Tradition | Latin Church |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Alan Williams |
| Priest(s) | David Manson |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree is a Catholic parish church in Braintree, Essex.[1]
History
Opened in 1939, Our Lady Queen of Peace is believed to the last church to be opened before the outbreak of the Second World War.[2]
The current priest is the David Manson,[3] who has been the priest of the parish since 2016.[4]
In 1953, the parish opened its presbytery; the presbytery is now used as the parish address.[5]
List of previous priests of the parish
In 1939, the Our Lady Queen of Peace Church was opened.[6]
Since the opening, there have been 11 priests in the parish, those being:[7]
- 1937 - 1965: Walter P. Walsh,
- 1965 - 1968: John O'Mahoney,
- 1968 - 1974: Anthony H. Mayston,
- 1974 - 1977: Louis Heston,
- 1977 - 1983: W.Alan Rolph,
- 1983 - 1991: Joseph White,
- 1991 - 1994: Leslie Knight,
- 1994 - 2001: Joseph R. Farrell,
- 2001 - 2009: Anthony McKentey,
- 2009 - 2016: William Nix,
- 2016 - Current: David Manson.
References
- ^ "Genuki: Our Lady Queen of Peace, Braintree, Roman Catholic, Essex". www.genuki.org.uk.
- ^ "Our Lady Queen of Peace – Braintree".
- ^ "Rt Rev Mgr David Manson LLB, SLL". Brentwood Diocese.
- ^ Layton, CathCom-Nick. "Catholic Directory: Our Lady Queen Of Peace - Braintree". CatholicDirectory.org.
- ^ "Our Lady Queen Of Peace R C Church - Places Of Worship in Braintree CM7 3HY - 192.com". www.192.com.
- ^ "Braintree - Our Lady Queen of Peace". Taking Stock.
- ^ "English: All the Catholic Priests which have served in the Braintree Catholic Church Parish from 1890". 22 February 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood
- Bishops of Brentwood
- I: Bernard Ward
- II: Arthur Doubleday
- III: George Beck
- IV: Bernard Wall
- V: Patrick Casey
- VI: Thomas McMahon (Bishop Emeritus)
- VII: Alan Williams
- Churches
- Brentwood Cathedral – Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Helen
- Our Lady Queen of Peace, Braintree
- Our Lady Immaculate, Chelmsford
- Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila, Chingford
- St James the Less and St Helen, Colchester
- Our Lady of Fatima, Harlow
- St Nicholas, Manor Park
- St Francis of Assisi, Stratford
- Our Lady of Compassion, Upton Park
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead
- Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen, Westcliff-on-Sea
- St Thomas of Canterbury, Woodford Green
- Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
- Our Lady of Lourdes (11 February)
- Saint Erconwald (13 May)
- Saint Cedd (26 October)
- Saint Edmund of Abingdon (16 November)
- Schools
- All Saints Catholic School, Dagenham
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
- The Campion School, Hornchurch
- De La Salle School, Basildon
- Grays Convent High School
- Holy Family Catholic School, Walthamstow
- New Hall School
- The Palmer Catholic Academy
- Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
- St Benedict's Catholic College
- St Bernard's High School, Westcliff-on-Sea
- St Bonaventure's
- St John Payne Catholic School
- St John's Roman Catholic School, Essex
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
- St Thomas More High School
- Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green
- Ursuline Academy Ilford
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