History
Peace
In 1896, our parish was founded and dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel. Then in 1902, his Lordship, Bishop Thomas Whiteside (who in 1894 had been appointed as the 4th Bishop of Liverpool), laid the foundation stone and dedicated the church to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.
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The Church of Our Lady Immaculate, Bryn was designed in the style popularised by the famous architectural Pugin family, and opened on the 21st October 1903 with a High Mass sung by Bishop Whiteside. In 1955, the consecration of the church then took place on 8th September (the birthday of Our Lady), and holy relics of 2 very early Roman martyrs - Saints Speciosi and Fructuosi, were placed under the altar stone during High Mass which was celebrated by Archbishop William Godfrey (who later became Cardinal Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminster).
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For 100 years, the church has been a central part of the community and parish, being served by 13 priests, the current Parish Priest being Father John Gorman.
The Priests
Rev. John Gorman
2009 - present
Rev. Anthony Reynolds
1997-2009
Rev. Vincent Cunnigham
1979-1997
Rev. Joseph Connery
1976-1979
Rev. Henry McCaffrie
1969-1976
Rev. William Lancaster
Rev. Dennis Joseph Kelly
1967-1969
Rev. Patrick J. Monaghan
Rev. William O'Rourke
1958-1967
Rev. Henry Turner
Rev. Eamon O'Brien
1951-1958
Rev. James
Smith
1944-1951
1940-1944
1930-1940
1904-1930
Rev. John Aloysius Smith
1896-1904