St. Chad’s Catholic Church, South Hill, Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley

St. Chad’s Parish is within the Chorley Deanery (Pastoral Area 12) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.

The Parish was established in 1791, after the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass had been celebrated ‘under cover’ at the nearby ‘Slate Delph’ for many years. See the ‘Parish History’ page for more information.

St. Chad’s Church is located on the northern side of Town Lane, approximately 200 yards west of the junction of its eastern end with the A674 Chorley/Blackburn road.

The Parish Community is an involved and active one – see details on the ‘Parish Groups’ page.

St. Chad’s Parish is served by two excellent schools – St. Chad’s Primary School located adjacent to the Church, and Holy Cross High School in Chorley, a Specialist Science & Sports College. Links to both schools’ websites are available via the ‘Links’ page.

To the west of the Church is St. Chad’s Parish Centre, a licensed facility available for weddings, family parties, baptism celebrations, funerals, and other occasions. The Centre is available for use, not only by Parishioners, but by anyone, by prior arrangement, although the Centre management do reserve the right to decline prospective bookings. The telephone number is 01257 275464.  See ‘Parish Centre’ page for more information.

You are warmly invited to meet with Parishioners at our Masses and Services – see ‘Mass times and Services’ page.

Parish Priest
Fr. Peter Charles Crowther

Residence
St. Joseph’s Presbytery
Bury Lane
Withnell
CHORLEY
PR6 8SD
Tel: 01254 830995

Deacons
Rev. Simon Gilbertson, Tel: 01254 832031
Rev. John Hogan , Tel: 01254 831946

Parish Office
237 Town Lane
Whittle-le-Woods
Chorley
PR6 8AJ

Tel: 01257 263969
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