Corpus Christi Priory was a Catholic

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priory in Manchester, England.

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The Norbertine

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first came to Manchester in 1889 from the Belgian Abbey of Tongerlo and they built Corpus Christi Basilica in the

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area of the city. The church was designed by William Telford Gunson. Its foundation stone was laid on 14 July 1906 by Bishop

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, and the church was opened the following year on 5 November 1907. The basilica was later designated a

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listed building. Corpus Christi became an independent canonry of the Premonstratensian order in 2004. The Norbertine canons continued to serve there until 2007, when mounting repair and maintenance costs forced its closure. The final Mass was celebrated on 27 April 2007. The community initially relocated to St Chad's, Cheetham Hill, then to Our Lady Immaculate Church,

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, Essex, in 2008.

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Premonstratensian Canons
Premonstratensian monasteries in England Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Minor basilicas in the United Kingdom Christian monasteries established in the 19th century 1889 establishments in England 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom {{England-RC-church-stub

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