 Parish, Deanery & Diocese
Our parish of Ss Alban & Stephen is in the City of St. Albans and is one of seventeen parishes in the St Albans deanery.
It's one of two parishes serving the City of St Albans, the other being St Bartholomew's parish.
The St Albans deanery is one of five deaneries in the Pastoral Area of Hertfordshire which in turn is one five Pastoral Areas in the Diocese of Westminster.
Despite being part of the Diocese of Westminster,
the parish of Ss Alban & Stephen is one of the few which are served by
priests from outside the diocese - in our case, by priests from the Order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
 History The parish "began" in 1840, although Mass was initially celebrated at a number
of makeshift and temporary locations, including the White Hart pub! The church
as we know it today was built in 1904, although building work carried on
from time to time up until 1966. There's plenty of information about
the history of the parish on this website on our history page.
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The Parish With over 1,500 regular attendances at Sunday Mass, and with five masses every Sunday (including the Saturday vigil) in the Church, plus one at each of two mass centres, it is one the three largest parishes in the Hertfordshire Pastoral Area.
The main church is only 1km from the St Albans Abbey, with
whom the parish has close links, including the weekly celebration there of Holy Mass.
There are eight Catholic Schools (Junior, Mixed, Infants and Secondary) in the parish, as well as the Maryland Convent.
The parish is an active one. The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)
is made of around 12 lay people and the clergy, ad meets every month. The
PPC has links to over 50 active groups within the parish.
More Please browse further through this website to find more information on various aspects of our parish life!
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