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St Wulstan, Fleetwood and St Edmund of Canterbury, Fleetwood, are two Parishes in the Sacred Heart Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster. Our Priest is Canon Alf Hayes. Our Dean is Fr Peter Draper with Canon Alf Hayes as sub-dean. Our Bishop is Rt. Rev. Michael Campbell OSA.

The Diocese of Lancaster was formed from the two

Dioceses of Liverpool and Hexham and Newcastle

in 1925. St Wulstan's has the distinction of being the first newly set up parish in the Diocese, and its first church was opened on February 7th 1926. The new church was opened on March 4th 1961. St Edmund's was opened in 1952.

Both parishes flourished during the 'Glory Days' of the Church in the 50s, and many priestly vocations resulted. Time has moved on. Fleetwood is no longer the thriving fishing port it used to be, and the fall in church attendance has mirrored the decline of a once great industry.

In the final report of the recent Diocesan "Fit for Mission?" review, it is proposed that the two parishes will merge to become one by the middle of the next decade.

Website last updated on 26th February 2010

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