A History of the Archdiocese of Southwark Book

This popular History of the Archdiocese of Southwark will appeal both to social and religious historians of the past 150 years and to Catholics wishing to reflect on the past which has made the contemporary Church what she is. Fr. Clifton traces the development of the Diocese from its foundation at the restoration of the English Hierarchy in 1850 up to the present day, under each of its Bishops, including such men as Thomas Grant, Cardinal Francis Bourne and the great Archbishop Peter Amigo. He provides a detailed overview of the progress of the Catholic educational system in the Diocese, and the part played by Religious Orders in the mission of the Diocese. He looks at topics such as the Modernist crisis and the Tyrell case, financial administration adn the histories of the diocesan seminaries and official diocesan societies. There are portraits of many Southwark priests who became Bishops and brief features on the most historic and interesting parishes, arranged by Deanary. The book includes a preface from the current Archbishop, Most Rev. Michael Bowen.Read More