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A HISTORY OF THE PARISH of PENZANCE

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Section based on the booklet by Father Christopher Smith written to celebrate 150 years of Catholicism in Penzance, 26th October 1843 to 1993

Pictures from the booklet and others and also an update to the present day will be added to each section

Books consulted by Father Christopher Smith for his work on the history of the Parish.

• Butler, T. Saint Nicholas of Myra Church, Kinsealy.

• Denny, Vincent O.M.I. Reaching Out.

• Graham, Bishop Charles. A history of the Plymouth Diocese.

• John, Catherine Rachel. The Saints of Cornwall.

• Pool, P.A.S. The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance.

• Rees, Edgar. Old Penzance.

• Ronan, Myles V. An Apostle of Catholic Dublin.

• Whitehead, Ambrose C.R.L. 100 years in Cornwall

• Penzance Parish Records.

• Plymouth Diocesan Archives.

• Plymouth Diocesan Record - 1922 to 1939.

• Plymouth Diocesan Year Book - 1957 to 1993.

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Useful Links

• From diocesan Website on our Parish http://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/parishes/cornwall/penzance.htm 

• More on History of Christianity in Britain  -- this link has broken and we are awaiting the material to post on this website

• Find all about English Catholic parish histories on Wikiverse 

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