Catalogue description Houghton-le-Spring St Michael RC Church

This record is held by Tyne and Wear Archives

Details of C.HS2
Reference: C.HS2
Title: Houghton-le-Spring St Michael RC Church
Date: 1845-1995
Related material:

Records for St Michael's School are classified as E.HS2.
Held by: Tyne and Wear Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Houghton-le-Spring St Michael Roman Catholic Church
Physical description: 11 series + 35 files
Immediate source of acquisition:

Accessions 3001, 4016
Subjects:
  • Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham
  • Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear
  • Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland
  • Religion
Administrative / biographical background:

A Catholic mission was started at Houghton in 1831, with the first priest being Father Macevoy. At first mass was said in a hired room, but St Michael's Church was opened on 9 November 1837. Schools and a cemetery followed, on land adjacent to the church and presbytery, in 1842.
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