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Fr Francis John Gillow |
Fr Henry Roberts |
 Fr Gillow
(Later Monsignor) was parish priest at
Cottam between 1886 and 1895. In 1893 he raised £700 to
restore the chapel which included erecting a marble altar in the sanctuary and building the Lady Altar. |
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Fr Henry
Roberts was
parish priest at St Andrews from 1921 to 1931.
To see Fr
Roberts' Obituary Notice and Death Card, please click
here ►
Further info
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Fr Henry
Gillett |
Fr Francis
Worden |
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Fr Henry Gillett was parish
priest at St Andrew's from 1932 to 1946. Fr
Gillett died in 1958. |
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Fr Francis Worden was
parish priest at St Andrews from 1955 to 1959. |
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Fr James
McGann |
Fr Thomas
Mason |
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Fr James McGann (later
Canon) was parish priest at St Andrew's from 1959 to
1963. |
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Fr Thomas Mason (later
Canon) was parish priest at St Andrew's from 1963 to
1967. |
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Fr Frederick
Hamer |
Canon
Quirian Klomp |
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Fr Hamer, who was born in
Preston and attended Up Holland seminary was
ordained in 1943. He was parish
priest at St Andrew's from 1967 to 1971. |
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Canon Klomp, although born in
Holland, served in Preston since his ordination in 1933.
He was parish priest at St Andrew's from 1971 to
1982. |
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Fr Edmund
McCartan |
Fr Francis
Hodson |
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Fr Edmund McCarten was
parish priest at St Andrew's from 1982 to 1987. |
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Fr Francis (Frank) Hodson was
parish priest at St Andrew's from 1987 to 1989. He
is buried in St Andrew's cemetery with his twin brother
priest Ken. |
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Fr Thomas Forster |
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Fr Forster
was born in Carlisle in 1929. He was educated at
Ushaw College and ordained in July, 1957.
Following his ordination he served at the Sacred Heart,
Preston, and Our Lady Star of the Sea in St Annes-on-Sea.
In 1962, Fr Forster became an army chaplain and was
posted to various parts of the world.
After 17
years with the army he became parish priest of St
Catherine's, Penrith.
Owing to
ill-health he served several short appointments -
including Cottam where he was parish priest between 1989
and 1990. |
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For a time, before going to assist Bishop
Walmsley, Bishop to the Forces, he was
appointed temporarily as chaplain to the
then Lancashire Polytechnic. Prior to
retirement on health grounds, he was
secretary to Bishop Brewer. |
