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St Cuthbert's Church
Polish Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus & St Cuthbert
Country	England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Churchmanship	Polish
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Sacred Heart Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Groundbreaking	1846
Administration
Province	Westminster
Diocese	Northampton
Deanery	St. Francis (Bedford)
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev. Grzegorz Aleksandrowicz

The Polish Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus & St Cuthbert is a Roman Catholic Church serving the Polish community in Bedford, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

There have been religious buildings on the site since the eighth century, but the current church building was originally constructed as an Anglican church in 1846–7 in a neo-Norman style, and was known simply as St Cuthbert. The architect for the north and south aisles, which were added in 1865, was Francis Penrose. The north transept porch was constructed in 1907. Declared redundant by the Church of England in 1974, the church was subsequently purchased by the Harpur Trust who presented it to the Polish population of Bedford, whereupon its name was changed.

Parish

In addition to serving the Polish community, the church also hosted a regular Tridentine Mass said by the priests of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter for a few years, but this later moved to other locations in the Diocese of Northampton before returning to another church in Bedford.

References

1. "Polish Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Cuthbert, Bedford". British listed buildings. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. British Listed Buildings

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Churches Northampton Cathedral - Cathedral Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Thomas of Canterbury Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Cuthbert, Bedford St Martin's Church, Brackley St Bernardine's Church, Buckingham Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church, Great Billing Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Luton St Ethelbert's Church, Slough Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Wellingborough
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Schools St Thomas More Catholic School, Bedford St Michael's Catholic School, High Wycombe Cardinal Newman Catholic School St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes Notre Dame High School, Northampton Thomas Becket Catholic School St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School St Joseph's Catholic High School, Slough
See also: Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes Turvey Abbey Apostolic Vicariate of the Midland District
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