Our Lady of the Rosary
Brixton London
SW9 0TH
Who we are
Welcome to Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton
We welcome you to our beautiful 19th-century church designed by Arthur J. Phelps, as Brixton Independent Church, damaged in WW2 and reopened in 1953 as a Catholic Church.
This Church has had a long history of service to the local community here in Brixton and in the Archdiocese of Southwark. I find it a great honour to serve as Parish Priest of this historic parish.
Things visible and beautiful like the Church, serves as great and amazing testimonies to our faith and to the great and extraordinary people who sacrificed so much over the years and centuries to build it up. But also things that are not quite visible like our faith history, remembering ordinary simple and unsung Catholics from all places, who worked very hard to build this parish and all the structures, including the founders, the Neo-catechumenate community, and parishioners who helped build St. Helen’s Catholic Primary School, Brixton.
We have a fantastic legacy of living our simple everyday lives, helping one another in all the circumstances of life and faith, showing love to the needy, feeding the poor and caring for our senior citizens. My role and that of the Curate is to serve you and help you during our time here and to work with you to leave a legacy for the Catholics of the future.
Each generation brings new challenges and we hope to use a new and fresh approach to bring the word of God to people's lives. We invite you to avail our parish of your great talents and gifts to help us deliver on our parish vision and goals. Find yourself a place in the many ministries and service areas in our Church.
I look forward to hearing from you, seeing you and talking to you.
Fr. Innocent Abonyi, MSP
We welcome you to our beautiful 19th-century church designed by Arthur J. Phelps, as Brixton Independent Church, damaged in WW2 and reopened in 1953 as a Catholic Church.
This Church has had a long history of service to the local community here in Brixton and in the Archdiocese of Southwark. I find it a great honour to serve as Parish Priest of this historic parish.
Things visible and beautiful like the Church, serves as great and amazing testimonies to our faith and to the great and extraordinary people who sacrificed so much over the years and centuries to build it up. But also things that are not quite visible like our faith history, remembering ordinary simple and unsung Catholics from all places, who worked very hard to build this parish and all the structures, including the founders, the Neo-catechumenate community, and parishioners who helped build St. Helen’s Catholic Primary School, Brixton.
We have a fantastic legacy of living our simple everyday lives, helping one another in all the circumstances of life and faith, showing love to the needy, feeding the poor and caring for our senior citizens. My role and that of the Curate is to serve you and help you during our time here and to work with you to leave a legacy for the Catholics of the future.
I look forward to hearing from you, seeing you and talking to you.
Fr. Innocent Abonyi, MSP
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Fr Innocent Abonyi
Leader Position:
Parish Priest
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Leader Bio:
Fr. Innocent Abonyi, MSP, is a Priest of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria. He was ordained a catholic priest for the missions on the 3rd of July, 1999 in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. Since his priestly ordination, he was involved in the formation of priests as spiritual director and lecturer in two seminaries in Nigeria (1999-2001; 2003-2006). He completed his post graduate studies in Ireland (All Hallows College, Dublin, 2001 - 2003) and Oxford Brookes University, England (2012-2014). He has served in a few parishes in England and is now the current parish priest of Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton from November 14, 2019 till date.
Other Church Leaders:
Fr Francis Arinze Ayogu - Assistant Priest
Administration
Admin Name:
Elizangela Lopes
Admin Position:
Parish Secretary
Phone:
Admin Email:
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Mailing Address
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
6 Knowle Close Brixton Road
Brixton
SW9 OTQ
6 Knowle Close Brixton Road
Brixton
SW9 OTQ
Our Lady of the Rosary Mass Times
Mass Times
6:30 pm (Saturday)
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 noon
5:30 pm
Daily Mass
10:00am (Mon to Sat)
Holy Day Mass
7:30 pm (Vigil)
10:00 am
12:15 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturday: 10:30am - 11:15am
Confession is also available on request, please call before coming to the presbytery.
Visit to the Sick / Home bound
Fridays before and after Mass
Baptism
Monthly: 3rd Saturday : 12:00 noon
Rosary and Benediction
Sunday: 4:30pm
Divine Mercy Prayers
Friday: 3:00pm in the Chapel
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6:30 pm (Saturday)
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 noon
5:30 pm
Daily Mass
10:00am (Mon to Sat)
Holy Day Mass
7:30 pm (Vigil)
10:00 am
12:15 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturday: 10:30am - 11:15am
Confession is also available on request, please call before coming to the presbytery.
Visit to the Sick / Home bound
Fridays before and after Mass
Baptism
Monthly: 3rd Saturday : 12:00 noon
Rosary and Benediction
Sunday: 4:30pm
Divine Mercy Prayers
Friday: 3:00pm in the Chapel
It's been more than 4 years since the last mass times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm mass times.
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Our Lady of the Rosary History
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary was originally designed by Arthur J. Phelps and built in 1870 by Myers & Son. The building is said to have been erected by the congregation of Claylands chapel in commemoration of the 23 years ministry of the Revd James Baldwin Brown. Formally the Brixton Independent Church, it reopened in 1953 as a Catholic Church.
The large red brick Early English Gothic style church was heavily damaged during the Second World War and subsequently put on the market. It was acquired by the Diocese and was repaired and adapted for Catholic use by Alleyn & Mansel.
The galleries in the nave aisles were removed (apart from their structural framework) and the church hall demolished and replaced with a new hall and vestry. Alterations were also made to the forecourt area in front of the church, including the addition of a baptistery. The restored church was opened on 8 December 1953.
In 1960 the former clergy house behind the church was demolished and replaced with a large new presbytery, built from designs by Justin Alleyn.
The church has recently (2010) been considerably embellished by mural paintings by Mauritzia Lees in the apse, in Byzantine style. Today, the church is served by the Missionary Society of St Paul with Fr Innocent Abonyi, MSP as Parish Priest.
The large red brick Early English Gothic style church was heavily damaged during the Second World War and subsequently put on the market. It was acquired by the Diocese and was repaired and adapted for Catholic use by Alleyn & Mansel.
In 1960 the former clergy house behind the church was demolished and replaced with a large new presbytery, built from designs by Justin Alleyn.
The church has recently (2010) been considerably embellished by mural paintings by Mauritzia Lees in the apse, in Byzantine style. Today, the church is served by the Missionary Society of St Paul with Fr Innocent Abonyi, MSP as Parish Priest.
Grant us grace
0 Lord our God, grant us grace to desire Thee with our whole heart; that, so desiring, we may seek, and seeking find Thee; and so finding Thee may love Thee; and loving Thee, may hate those sins from which Thou hast redeemed us.
Our Lady of the Rosary listing was last updated on the 19th of December, 2019
