Corpus Christi Priory

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Corpus Christi Priory is a Roman Catholic Premonstratensian priory in Manchester, England. Norbertine Canons first came to Manchester in 1889 from the Belgian Abbey of Tongerlo and in the Miles Platting area of Manchester built Corpus Christi Basilica which they served until 2007 when falling numbers mounting repair and maintenance costs forced the Basilica to be closed.[1] Corpus Christi became an independent canonry of the Premonstratensian order in 2004 and the community now comprises ten priests and brothers. The community resides at St. Chad's Priory in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester and serve the parish church as well as a number of other apostolates.

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  1. ^ Basilica closes after 118 years (HTTP). BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.

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