Corpus Christi Priory
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Corpus Christi Priory was a Catholic Premonstratensian priory in Manchester, England.
The church
The Norbertine canons regular first came to Manchester in 1889 from the Belgian Abbey of Tongerlo and they built Corpus Christi Basilica in the Miles Platting area of the city. The church was designed by William Telford Gunson. Its foundation stone was laid on 14 July 1906 by Bishop Louis Charles Casartelli, and the church was opened the following year on 5 November 1907. The basilica was later designated a Grade II listed building.[1]
Corpus Christi became an independent canonry of the Premonstratensian order in 2004. The Norbertine canons continued to serve there until 2007, when mounting repair and maintenance costs forced its closure.[2] The final Mass was celebrated on 27 April 2007. The community initially relocated to St Chad's, Cheetham Hill, then to Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford, Essex, in 2008.[3]
See also
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- Premonstratensian monasteries in England
- Roman Catholic churches in Greater Manchester
- Roman Catholic churches in Manchester
- Minor basilicas in the United Kingdom
- Christian monasteries established in the 19th century
- 1889 establishments in England
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom