The Archdiocese of Liverpool AND Events – What’s on in the Archdiocese.
The worldwide Catholic church is split into geographical regions called dioceses overseen by Bishops or archdioceses overseen by an Archbishop. Liverpool Archdiocese provides pastoral care for a diverse Catholic community within Merseyside, parts of Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and the Isle of Man.
The Liverpool Archdiocese was served by Archbishop Malcolm McMahon (on left) from 2014 until his retirement in 2025.
He was succeeded as Archbishop of Liverpool in April 2025 by Archbishop John Sherrington (on right), who was previously an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.
DEANERY AND FAMILY OF PARISHES
Deanery
| NEW EVENT |
| A Family of Parishes Lenten service of Reconciliation on Tuesday 10th March, at 7pm at Our Lady Queen of Marytrs and St Swithin. |
SEE the LENT & EASTER page for details of some of the Lenten Services offered in the North Liverpool Deanery. The full list is available in Church with the newsletter.
The Family of Parishes in the deanery are:-
- Family 1 – Blessed Sacrament, Holy Name and St Philomena’s
- Family 2 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs & St Swithin, St Teresa and St Matthew.
- Family 3 – St Cecilia’s, St Oswald’s and St Sebastians
- Family 4 – St Margaret Mary’s, St Paul’s and St Timothy’s
St Teresa’s is part of the North Liverpool Deanery within the Liverpool Archdiocese. It consists of four Families of Parishes. We are in Group 2; particularly collaborating with Our Lady Queen of Martyrs & St Swithin’s.
FAMILY OF PARISHES
Each Family of Parishes meet to decide the way forward; to come together to share resources and to work together in a practical and communicative way, ensuring that they are following the Pastoral plan and the Synodal way.
Shared worship and fellowship
Some Family of Parishes have had joint events and examples in our Family of Parishes have been the joint Services of Reconciliation (Lent 2025, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs and St Swithin’s, and Advent 2025 St Teresas) Pentecost 2025 (St Teresa’s) and Christ the King 2025 (Our Lady Queen of Martyrs & St Swithin’s). These masses were followed by a parish shared table, social and quiz
The joint service on Christ the King Sunday, was celebrated with a a special focus on our Youth. The Steering Group for the Family of Parishes contacted all the local secondary schools and their chaplains.
On the day, young people from Archbishop Beck read and brought up the offertory. The young people from St John Bosco performed a Gospel dramatisation and the music was led by the joint choirs of St Teresa’s and Our Lady Queen of Martyrs together with some of the young people.
Deanery Synodal Council
Angela, our representative for the parish of St Teresa’s attended the Archdiocesan Synodal Council Meeting in November 2025. An update from all Deanery Synodal Councils was shared from across the Archdiocese. Of note, a Youth Worker has been appointed so that the young people can be encouraged and supported to part of the Synodal process and to liaise with and contribute to their local Family of Parishes.
Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan
In 2018, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon announced a synod for our archdiocese. A synod is a meeting where members of the Church come together to review issues and make decisions.
The working group listened to thousands of Synod members and took into account over 25,000 submissions and 3,500 practical proposals. The Synod took place in June 2021 and the Pastoral Plan was launched on the first Sunday of Advent in November 2021.
For details of the Pastoral Plan see https://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/about/synodality
For a summary of Implementing the Pastoral Plan – The Parish Development Strategy https://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/parishdevelopment
Catholic Pictorial
www.catholicpic.co.uk
The Catholic Pic is the monthly official magazine for the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The magazine features interviews and news from local parishes, diocesan events and Catholic schools. Copies are available free of charge from the back of Church.
Archdiocesan Directory
The directory includes all parishes, schools, clergy, religious, chaplaincies and associations within the Archdiocese. It’s designed to help the local Catholic community to find the information they need. A PDF copy can be accessed or downloaded Liverpool Archdiocese website https://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/directory