On January 1st. 1933, a temporary church was opened, dedicated to St.Catherine of Siena,
as a chapel of ease to All Saints Parish at Golborne. It stood on the land adjacent to
the present Presbytery.
In 1956 Fr. John Connolly came to live in Mather Avenue to establish a new parish.
The foundation stone of the Church was laid by the then Archbishop John Carmel Heenan
on September 28th. 1958 and the church was opened by him the following year on June 3rd.
The old church then became the Parish Hall, a function it fulfilled until 1992 when it
was replaced by the "Conference Room" - a new building joining the church to the Presbytery.
In March 1985, Fr. Connolly retired and Fr. Bernard Eager was appointed Parish Priest.
Between 1986 and 1989 the church was gradually reordered to suit the needs of
the restored liturgy introduced by the Second Vatican Council. In December 1989,
the bell was installed in the Tower, having been transferred from St. Lewis', Croft.
The Parish has two Permanent Deacons - Rev. Francis Newton, ordained in 1989
and Rev. Derek Morris, ordained in 1997.
On the retirmement of Canon Vincent Burrowes as Parish Priest of the neighbouring Parish of St. Lewis in Croft, Fr. Eager was appointed "Administrator" of that Parish and from January 13th. 2006, he took responsibility for the pastoral care of both parishes.
