Catalogue description WHITTINGHAM ST MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH RECORDS

This record is held by Northumberland Archives

Details of RCP16
Reference: RCP16
Title: WHITTINGHAM ST MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH RECORDS
Date: 1830 - 1990
Held by: Northumberland Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Whittingham St Mary Roman Catholic Church, Northumberland
Physical description: 242 files
Immediate source of acquisition:

NRO 4692
Subjects:
  • Whittingham, Northumberland
  • Religion
Administrative / biographical background:

The parish originated from the Roman Catholic chapel at Callaly Castle, where a priest had been based for many centuries. When the castle passed into non-Catholic hands in 1877, there were moves to build a Catholic church to replace the castle chapel, and St Mary's was opened in 1881.

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