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 mid-nineteenth century stone-built town church with thirteenth-century Gothic details, built for the Jesuits by... Read More
An interwar brick church with simple Gothic detailing and plain exterior. Attractive interior with some original... Read More
A building of outstanding importance for its architectural design, advanced liturgical planning and artistic quality of... Read More
An early work by L. A. G. Prichard, in the brick Romanesque style popular between the wars. Litherland was developed... Read More
A striking design of the time of the Second Vatican Council by the Prichard firm, with a monopitch roof, skeletal bell... Read More
A fairly modest Gothic design by a well-known firm of architects. The interior has been considerably... Read More
An early and thoroughgoing example of Puginian Gothic by Weightman & Hadfield, the church is a monument to... Read More
Perhaps the most accomplished of E.W. Pugin’s ‘industrial designs’, built in 1860. Comparable to, but slightly... Read More
A modern church historically associated with, and incorporating fittings from E. W. Pugin’s former church of Our... Read More
A polychrome red and yellow sandstone Decorated Gothic church on a prominent corner site. The best elevation is the... Read More
The main historic church on the northern side of the city, complementing St Patrick’s, Park Place (1821-7) in the... Read More
A church of some significance, with a tower that serves as a landmark in the local area. It is one of a number of works... Read More
