Clergy

May, 2024 – Current

Fr Patrick Breeze

Fr Patrick served as an Assistant Priest at Saint John’s Heswall and Holy Family, Pensby, before coming to St Clare’s as Parish Priest.

September 2023 – March 2024

Fr Bernard Forshaw

February 2016 – September 2023

Fr Emeka Nwachukwu

Fr Emeka was born in Nigeria on 17 May 1974 and was ordained on 3 August 2002. He came to St Clare’s in February 2016 and served here for seven years before he was transferred to Divine Saviour Parish, Runcorn.

2011 – February 2016

Fr Martin Onuoha

Rev. Martin Ifeanyi Onuoha is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara in Imo State, Nigeria. Born on 17 July 1973, he is the third of nine children. He served at St Clare’s from 2011 until February 2016, when he moved to the Three Parishes of Stockport.

2010 – 2011

Fr Paul Shaw

For a time, Fr Paul acted as priest-in-charge at St Clare’s in addition to his duties as Parish Priest of St Werburgh’s.

2008 – 2010

Fr Simon Treloar

2005 – 2008

Fr Francis Doyle

2000 – 2005

Fr Nick Kern

1989 – 2000

Fr John Murphy

1985 – 1989

Fr Terry Boylan

1981 – 1985

Fr Paschal Byrne