Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood

Heywood, Greater Manchester

Diocese of Salford

Illustration of Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood.
Illustration of Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:30

Tue

  • 09:30

Wed

  • 09:30

Thu

  • 09:30

Fri

  • 09:30

Sat

  • 10:00
  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 09:00
  • 11:00

We do not hold the page these times were published on, so we cannot show you when they were last confirmed. Mass times may change; check with the parish before travelling.

Adoration & Devotions

First Saturday Devotion

First Saturday of every month: 10:35am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Meditation and the Rosary

Information sources

About Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood

Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood is a Roman Catholic church in Heywood, Greater Manchester. It is part of the Diocese of Salford.

Introduction

Our Lady and St Joseph in Heywood is a parish church of the Diocese of Salford. The present church is a brick basilican Romanesque design of the early twentieth century by Oswald Hill.

History

The Catholic mission at Heywood was founded from Rochdale in 1855. A church, school and presbytery were built in Dawson Street in 1856. The foundation stone of the present building was laid on 13 October 1913, and the church was completed in 1916.

The building

The interior contains mosaics dating from its opening in 1914 to the 1960s, probably by Eric Newton and other members of the Ludwig Oppenheimer Ltd workshop.

Sources for this profile

  1. Our Lady and St Joseph | Catholic Church HeywoodRetrieved 6 September 2026
  2. About UsRetrieved 6 September 2026

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Map location for Our Lady and St Joseph, Heywood

Mary St., Heywood, Greater Manchester, OL10 1EG