Barrow In Furness, Catholic Church 1895
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The Second Catholic Relief Act of 1791 once again allowed the building of Roman Catholic churches. This enabled the trust fund that had been established by Sir Thomas Preston for the secret support of Jesuit priests in the area to be used to build the first Catholic church in Ulverston. The foundation stone was one brought from the ruins of Furness Priory, and the church was dedicated to St Mary of Furness. With the restoriation of the Catholic hierarchy in 1850, the Jesuit Mission, based at Ulverston, was handed over to the Bishop of Liverpool; the recognition of the beginnings of the growth of Barrow-in-Furness saw a Roman Catholic mission established in Barrow-in-Furness in 1865. As the centre of both industry and population moved to Barrow-in-Furness, it was decided to built a Catholic church there. Two years later, in 1867, the Catholic church was completed and dedicated as the church of St Mary of Furness at Barrow-in-Furness.
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