Our story…
St Willibrord’s Church is a Grade Two listed building which was built in 1937-38 which is the current church building. The name Willibrord was chosen by Fr Sassen who was a Dutch priest who acquired the land in Clayton from St Brigid’s for a church in 1905. Willibrord was the first Bishop of Utrecht.
The new parish was opened in 1906. Before the church was opened Mass was held in a room above the school. The Foundation Stone was laid by the Bishop of Salford. Fr Charles Hanrahan developed the parish, he was followed by Richard Mortimer who devoted most of his life to the parish of St. Willibrord. Fr Patrick Dillon supervised the building of the present church which was opened in 1938. The altar in St Willibrord’s church is the original altar which has a mosaic design on the front.
Feast day: 7th November