Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree

Summary

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree is a Catholic parish church in Braintree, Essex.[1]

Our Lady Queen of Peace
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Braintree
Image from the front of the Church
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionLatin Church
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood
Clergy
Bishop(s)Alan Williams
Priest(s)David Manson

History edit

Opened in 1939, Our Lady Queen of Peace is believed to the last church to be opened before the outbreak of the Second World War.[2]

The current priest is the David Manson,[3] who has been the priest of the parish since 2016.[4]

In 1953, the parish opened its presbytery; the presbytery is now used as the parish address.[5]

List of previous priests of the parish edit

In 1939, the Our Lady Queen of Peace Church was opened.[6]

Since the opening, there have been 11 priests in the parish, those being:[7]

  • 1937 - 1965: Walter P. Walsh,
  • 1965 - 1968: John O'Mahoney,
  • 1968 - 1974: Anthony H. Mayston,
  • 1974 - 1977: Louis Heston,
  • 1977 - 1983: W.Alan Rolph,
  • 1983 - 1991: Joseph White,
  • 1991 - 1994: Leslie Knight,
  • 1994 - 2001: Joseph R. Farrell,
  • 2001 - 2009: Anthony McKentey,
  • 2009 - 2016: William Nix,
  • 2016 - Current: David Manson.

References edit

  1. ^ "Genuki: Our Lady Queen of Peace, Braintree, Roman Catholic, Essex". www.genuki.org.uk.
  2. ^ "Our Lady Queen of Peace – Braintree".
  3. ^ "Rt Rev Mgr David Manson LLB, SLL". Brentwood Diocese.
  4. ^ Layton, CathCom-Nick. "Catholic Directory: Our Lady Queen Of Peace - Braintree". CatholicDirectory.org.
  5. ^ "Our Lady Queen Of Peace R C Church - Places Of Worship in Braintree CM7 3HY - 192.com". www.192.com.
  6. ^ "Braintree - Our Lady Queen of Peace". Taking Stock.
  7. ^ "English: All the Catholic Priests which have served in the Braintree Catholic Church Parish from 1890". 22 February 2020 – via Wikimedia Commons.