--- title: "Priests" url: "https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/priests" school: "St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull" --- [![St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull](https://files.schudio.com/stgregoryschorley/images/logo/St_Gregory-s_Weld_Bank_-_St_Oswald-s_Coppull_(1).png)](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/) - 01257 262462 - - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Gregorys-Weldbank/177113458975673) A− A+ - [Contact Us](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/contact) - [About Us](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/welcome) - [Our Livestreams](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/our-livestreams) - [Livestream Schedule ](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/live-stream-service-times) - [Announcements](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/upcoming-events) - [Our Newsletters](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news) - [Prayer & Music Resources](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/prayer-music-resources) # Priests ![](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/images/wp6be04124_0f.jpg) ### History of Priests 1774 - Present --- | **Date(s)** | **Priests** | |---|---| | 1774 - 1802 | Father John Chadwick | | 1802 - 1841 | Father Richard Thompson | | 1842 - 1870 | Canon Henry Greenhalgh | | 1870 - 1897 | Dean Joseph Lennon | | 1897 - 1920 | Father George Teebay | | 1920 - 1927 | Canon E Banks | | 1927 - 1944 | Father Richard Oswald Bilsborrow VF | | 1944 - 1961 | Canon Cuthbert Leonard Waring | | 1961 - 1974 | Father Thomas Croghan | | 1974 - 2000 | Canon Richard Firth | | 2000 - 2016 | Monsignor Michael McKenna | | 2016 - present | Father Graeme Michael Dunne | ### About Us - [Welcome](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/welcome) - [Where we are](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/contact) - [Mass Times](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/mass-times) - [History](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/history) - [Priests](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/priests) - [Volunteer Rotas](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/volunteer-rotas) - [Church Livestream](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/church-livestream) - [Coronavirus update](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/) ### [Latest News](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news) 5 November 2026 [![Image of 'Newsletter'](https://files.schudio.com/stgregoryschorley/imagecache/750x480c/news/Newsletter.jpg)](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news/2026-11-05-newsletter) #### ['Newsletter'](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/news/2026-11-05-newsletter) ### Useful Links - [Privacy Notice](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/privacy) - [Chorley Hospital](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/chorley-hospital) - Other Parishes in the Lancashire Deanery - [The Liverpool Archdiocese ](http://www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/) - [Our Location](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/contact) ### Contact Us **St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull** Weld Bank Chorley Lancashire PR7 3NW Tel: 01257 262462 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Gregorys-Weldbank/177113458975673) © Copyright 2015–2026 St Gregory's Church Weld Bank & St Oswald's Church Coppull. All rights reserved.