The Diocese of Lancaster has 137 churches (as of 2005). The cathedral is in Lancaster and is dedicated to St Peter. The Diocese of Lancaster was founded on 22 November 1924. It consists of the historic counties of Lancashire north of the Ribble and the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland. It is a suffragan diocese in Province of Liverpool, and is subject to the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
Large and relatively cheap red brick gothic revival church built for cotton mill workers. The presbytery is... Read More
EW Pugin in ‘Roguish’ mode; eclectic gothic church and presbytery in the traditional Catholic stronghold of the... Read More
The church is a good example of E W Pugin’s work. The adjacent earlier chapel and presbytery are of some historical... Read More
Simple late nineteenth century mission-style church, part of the Benedictine mission to mainly Irish... Read More
Of some interest as example of 1960s ‘modern Gothic’, showing the stylistic influence of F.X.Velarde. Built on... Read More
An interesting modern functional design of the 1970s. The church was built on a new site to serve a modern suburb... Read More
St Cuthbert’s Wigton is one of the oldest Catholic churches still in use in Cumbria. Described by Pevsner as ‘a... Read More
The church replaces an earlier church of 1883. The foundation stone was laid on 9 September 1962 by Rt Reverend BC... Read More
A good and complete church by E W Pugin, part of the Benedictine mission to West Cumbria . Founded from... Read More
Post war church, not of special architectural or historic interest. Functional building faced in roughcast cement,... Read More
1852 church by Edward Paley for Richard Gillow of Leighton Hall, outdoing the Anglican church in size, prominence and... Read More
