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Blackburn, diocese of

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Blackburn, diocese of. The see, created in 1927 mostly out of the Manchester diocese, comprises much of Lancashire except for Liverpool and Manchester, a mixture of countryside and cotton-mill towns. The cathedral is the former parish church of St Mary's, built in 1818, early Gothic Revival in style, extended in the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s.

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Blackburn, diocese of

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Blackburn, diocese of The See, created in 1927 mostly out of the Manchester diocese, comprises much of Lancashire except for Liverpool and Manchester, a mixture of countryside and cotton‐mill towns. The cathedral is the former parish church of St Mary's, built in 1818, early Gothic Revival in style.

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	New bishop 'excited' by new role in diocese; Appointment made by Queen. Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 8/28/2009
	Diocese celebrates licensing of new Reader.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 9/16/2010
	Catholic school enrollment stabilizing, diocese official says.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 1/15/2012