Reading, Berkshire
Bishop creates Britain’s first ‘personal parish’ for Old Mass
The bishop of Portsmouth has established a “personal parish” in Reading for Catholics attached to the traditional Latin Mass. It is the first of its kind in Britain. The parish, dedicated to St John Fisher, will be served by priests from the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP). It is provisionally based at St William of York Church. Bishop Philip Egan said he was keen that all Catholics in the diocese have the chance to participate in the “full range of the Roman liturgy”. A personal parish does not have a defined geographic area but consists of Catholics who follow a particular rite or style of worship or speak a minority language.
