Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool (1904–1978)
George Andrew Beck (28 May 1904 – 13 September 1978) was an English prelate who served in the Roman Catholic Church as Archbishop of Liverpool from 29 January 1964 to 7 February 1976.[1]
Beck was born in Streatham in south London. He was educated at Clapham College and later at the Assumptionist College of St Michael at Hitchin in Hertfordshire. In 1927, he was ordained priest in the order of the Assumptionists (or Augustinians of the Assumption). He was headmaster of the Becket School in Nottingham and in 1948, he was appointed coadjutor Bishop of Brentwood and titular bishop of Tigias . He succeeded as Bishop of Brentwood in 1951 was subsequently Bishop of Salford from 1955 to 1964. As Bishop of Salford he continued the substantial expansion of new parishes and schools begun by his predecessor, Henry Vincent Marshall , to implement the Education Act . Beck was an educational expert, and successfully led negotiations with successive governments to better the position of Catholic schools across the country. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council from 1962 until 1965.[1]
Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College in the Walton area of Liverpool is named after him.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood
Churches Our Lady Queen of Peace, Braintree Our Lady Immaculate, Chelmsford Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila, Chingford St James the Less and St Helen, Colchester Our Lady of Fatima, Harlow St Nicholas, Manor Park St Francis of Assisi, Stratford Our Lady of Compassion, Upton Park Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen, Westcliff-on-Sea St Thomas of Canterbury, Woodford Green Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Churches Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the EvangelistSt Anne's Church, Blackburn Pleasington Priory St Patrick's Church, Bolton Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley St Marie's Church, Bury St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem) Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester Manchester Oratory Gorton Monastery St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme Corpus Christi Priory Christ Church, Nelson Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst St Ann's, Stretford All Saints' Church, Urmston Schools Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn St Mary's College, Blackburn Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley Holy Cross College, Bury St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge Loreto College, Manchester Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Bede's College, Manchester St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester Xaverian College, Manchester Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham St Monica's High School, Prestwich All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport Stella Maris School, Stockport Stonyhurst College Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool
Churches Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the KingChurch of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith, Ashton-in-Makerfield St Mary's Church, Billinge St Joseph's Church, Birkdale Church of St Teresa of Avila, Birkdale Church of St Monica, Bootle St Michael's Church, Ditton St Mary of the Isle Church, Douglas St Anne's Church, Edge Hill Sacred Heart Church, Hindsford Church of the Holy Family, Ince Blundell St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkdale St Joseph's Church, Leigh St Mary's Church, Little Crosby Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Liverpool Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Liverpool Church of Our Lady of Reconciliation, Liverpool Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool St Aloysius Church, Liverpool St Anthony's Church, Scotland Road St Anthony of Padua Church, Liverpool St Clare's Church, Liverpool St Francis Xavier Church, Liverpool St Mary's Church, Woolton St Oswald's Church, Liverpool St Patrick's Church, Liverpool St Philip Neri Church, Liverpool Church of St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool St Oswald's Church, Padgate Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Portico Our Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of the Sea, Seaforth Church of St Mary, Lowe House Holy Cross Church, St Helens St Ambrose's Church, Speke St Alban's Church, Warrington St Benedict's Church, Warrington St Mary's Church, Warrington St Bede's Church, Widnes St John's Church, Wigan St Jude's Church, Wigan St Mary's Church, Wigan Schools St Mary's College, Crosby The Academy of St Francis of Assisi The Academy of St Nicholas All Hallows Catholic High School All Saints Catholic High School, Kirkby Archbishop Beck Catholic College Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Broughton Hall High School Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Carmel College (St Helens) Christ the King Catholic High School, Southport De La Salle School, St Helens Holy Cross Catholic High School, Chorley Holy Family Catholic High School, Thornton Hope Academy Maricourt Catholic School Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College Sacred Heart Catholic College St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk St Cuthbert's Catholic High School St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Whiston St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield St Edward's College St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool St John Bosco Arts College St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan St Julie's Catholic High School St Mary's Catholic High School, Astley St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland St Peter's Catholic High School Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
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