The Diocese of Liverpool was founded on 29 September 1850, and elevated to the status of an archdiocese on 28 October 1911. It consists of the county of Lancashire (south of the Ribble), parts of Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and the Isle of Man. It is the Metropolitan diocese in the Province of Liverpool. The cathedral is in Liverpool, and is dedicated to Christ the King. 208 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2007).
A good interwar neo-Byzantine design, in which massing and detail are well handled.The church was built to serve a... Read More
A good and typical example of the type of unassuming Catholic chapel built in the years between the Second Relief Act... Read More
A modest post-Vatican II design by the Prichard practice, square on plan and with a pyramidal roof. The Buildings of... Read More
A church of modest architectural ambitions, notable above all for its old-fashioned design (the medievalising tower... Read More
A functional design by a prolific post-war practice.The Eccleston area was a centre of recusancy, with a Catholic... Read More
A good example of a medium-sized church by E.W. Pugin, which forms a group with the attached presbytery, also by Pugin.... Read More
Built to serve what was an affluent community at the time of construction, the basilican design is simple, though not... Read More
A mid-twentieth century building adapted from a garage.The building seems to have been formed from the garage of a... Read More
A small church of concrete frame construction which nevertheless makes a bold and original... Read More
A modern structure with a prominent roof structure with continuous raised clerestorey along the ridge. The parish... Read More
A church built in transitional Lombard Romanesque/Gothic style by the distinguished Catholic architect Henry Clutton,... Read More
A relatively modest example of the prolific practice of Weightman & Bullen, square on plan under a pyramidal... Read More
