St George's York
Encyclopedia
St. George's Roman Catholic church is located in the centre of the city of York
, England
, on George Street in the Diocese of Middlesbrough
. The Church was designed by Joseph Hansom
and was the first pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of Beverley
.
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, on George Street in the Diocese of Middlesbrough
Diocese of Middlesbrough
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which had covered all of Yorkshire...
. The Church was designed by Joseph Hansom
Joseph Hansom
Joseph Aloysius Hansom was a prolific English architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style, who invented the Hansom cab and was one of the founders of the eminent architectural journal, The Builder, in 1843....
and was the first pro-Cathedral of the Diocese of Beverley
Diocese of Beverley
The Diocese of Beverley is an historical diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in England. It took its name after the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The diocese was established in 1850 and was replaced by two dioceses in 1878...
.
Current Parish Priests
- Very Rev Canon Alan Sheridan Parish Priest
- Rev Fr. Ross Thompson Priest in Residence
Previous Parish Priests
- Canon Alan Sheridan
- Rev Fr. Patrick Hartnett
- Rev Fr. Timothy Bywater
- Rev Fr. Austin O'Neal