The
Growth of Christianity in Cornwall
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Post Reformation
Cornwall
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Father William Young
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Building the Church
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The
Oblates of Mary Immaculate
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Re-establishing the
Mission
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Canon John Rutherford
Shortland
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Canon Thomas
Courtenay
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Canon Bernard Wade
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Canon George Cantell
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Post-War years
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The
Convents
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Schools in the Parish
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Some Mass Centres served from
Penzance
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Priests in Penzance
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links
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Fr.
Cormac Breathnach
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Fr.
PJ Kelly
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Canon Philip Dyson
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2008: 'The Holy Family
Parish'
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Fr. Paul Keys -
September 2024 to August 2025
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Fr. Michael Brandon
August 2025
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'The
Catholic Church in Penzance: A History 1843-2018' by Anne
Shipman, 100 pages, £15 contact
office
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2020-2025 ongoing: Building the new North Aisle, Porch, Link Cloister and parish
facilities
Penzance Catholic Church is a Grade
II listed church, see information
on the National Churches Trust website.
The
"Taking Stock" website also has a detailed article about our Church
construction history.
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Photo Gallery
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Books consulted
by Father Christopher Smith for his work on the history of the
Parish.
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Butler, T. Saint Nicholas of Myra Church,
Kinsealy.
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Denny, Vincent O.M.I. Reaching Out.
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Graham, Bishop Charles. A history of the Plymouth
Diocese.
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John, Catherine Rachel. The Saints of
Cornwall.
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Pool, P.A.S. The History of the Town and Borough of
Penzance.
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Rees, Edgar. Old Penzance.
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Ronan, Myles V. An Apostle of Catholic
Dublin.
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Whitehead, Ambrose C.R.L. 100 years in
Cornwall
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Penzance Parish Records.
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Plymouth Diocesan Archives.
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Plymouth Diocesan Record - 1922 to 1939.
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Plymouth Diocesan Year Book - 1957 to
1993.
Links
update Sept 2025 ~-ê¿ê

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