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Father Maurus Carew
Father Peter Cuthbert Mercer
| Father Maurus Carew | Father Maurus Carew was in the parish for a very short time. Ill health compelled his departure. |
| Father Peter Cuthbert Mercer
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From tangible evidence and from the memories
of the older generation his successor was to have a profound influence not only on the parish but on Tardy Gate itself. Father Peter Cuthbert Mercer was a native of Preston and was 42 years old when he arrived here from Warrington. The foundations of the Presbytery were laid in June 1906 and it was ready for occupation in December of that year. In 1910 when Saint Paulinus parish was nearly 20 years old, Father Mercer received the Abbot's permission to build a new church, to be dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Gerard Majella. |