Diocese of Middlesbrough
Serving North & East Yorkshire
Annual Assumption Pilgrimage to the Lady Chapel, Mount Grace
Sunday 16th August
Celebrated by
Bishop Marcus Stock
Mass starts at 3pm
(preceded by Rosary at 2.30pm)
Ruebury Lane, Osmotherley, DL6 3AP
Walsingham Pilgrimage 2026
The 2026 Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham will take place on Saturday, 26th September. We will be joined by pilgrims from the Diocese of Leeds.
There will be a bus picking up from Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Middlesbrough at 5.00am and York Train Station at 6.00am before heading to Walsingham. The cost will be £40 per person.
For more information or to book onto this Pilgrimage, please contact Callum, at the Curial Office via email or telephone.
Articles
Latest news from around the diocese and beyond
York Knights board the Smile Train
The Knights of St Columba in York (Council 95) will be fundraising for Smile Train. This is a charity which arranges surgery for children with cleft lips in the developing world. There will be a collection at the Mass the Knights are holding on 28th July at Fairfax...
Having Faith in Politics and Business
Our country is facing testing times and whilst there is a great deal of anxiety about the economy and cuts there is also the promise of a new form of Government through Coalition. Catholic social teaching is not as well-known today as it should be. If it were better...
The Postgate Society and its Origins
Each year in July, the Diocese celebrates the memory of Nicholas Postgate, martyr-priest of the Moors, by a rally and Mass held alternately at Ugthorpe and at Egton Bridge. The Postgate Society exists to foster devotion in general and at all times to Fr Postgate and...
‘The Pope in the UK’ booklet
Archbishop Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has recently launched 'The Pope in the UK' booklet. For the full story of the booklet lunch visit www.rcdow.org.uk/papalvisit/ The booklet, 'The Pope in the UK' is available to download at...
The Official Papal Visit Website
The official website for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to England and Scotland from 16-19 September 2010 can be found at www.thepapalvisit.org.uk Click here to read the itinerary At this site you can also find out about Pope Benedict XVI, his key teachings, the Papal...
Thank you for your support
Dear Brothers and Sisters Just a brief and sincere note of thanks to you for your contributions to the collection (including the hundreds of gift aid envelopes) for the Papal visit. This has raised £24,822.16 and in addition, we have had a donation of £1,000 from...
About
Middlesbrough Diocese
We have been wonderfully blessed in this part of the world in many ways: in the beauty of our landscape; in the saints and martyrs who have given such powerful witness; and in the abbeys and religious foundations of our history. Today, that same grace is visible in our local communities, which in so many different ways give glory to God through their actions and their attitude to life. We need only look around us to glimpse something of the “thumbprint of God” upon our diocese.
Resources
On the go
Here are a few links to some of the amazing catholic resources that are available to anybody who has access to the internet.
Word on Fire
The Word on Fire online platform is constantly expanding its offerings.
Saint Augustine Institute
The Saint Augustine Institute provides study courses as well as a whole range of online materials for growing and deepening of our understanding of the faith.
EWTN
The Eternal Word Television Network. Many resources from EWTN.
Daily Mass Readings
The scripture passages of today's Mass provided here on the diocesan site. A prayer to make a spiritual communion is also included for handy access.
Saint Anthony Communications
Some great content made available to watch for free covering a wide range of topics.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The whole of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is available on the Vatican website.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Patron of the Diocese of Middlesbrough
In this diocese we are blessed to be under the patronage of our heavenly mother as 'Our Lady of Perpetual Help'. This icon shows her Divine Son in her arms and it is a constant reminder to us that we too are held secure in her arms even in times of trial. We ask her prayers for the whole world and in a particular way for our own diocese.
'It was through the “fiat” the “yes” of the Virgin Mary that the Incarnation took place. Mary is very much our model.....Through her faith, she disposed herself to allow the Word of God to become flesh in her.'
Bishop Terry Drainey - Emeritus Bishop of Middlesbrough
'Our Lady [of Perpetual Succour] heard my prayer and vouchsafed me a miraculous cure of......which has.....caused me much trouble and suffering, and has been a sad drawback to me in my work. The cure was instantaneous and complete.'
Bishop Richard Lacy - 1st Bishop of Middlesbrough
‘It is my prayer.....that devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in this church and elsewhere, may continue.....showing to many the limitless mercy of God for us all, His little ones, and made manifest in Jesus Christ our Lord.’
Cardinal Vincent Nichols - Archbishop of Westminster
‘Make her known to the whole world!'
Pope Pius IX
Diocesan Diary Dates
Events happening throughout 2026
Rite of Election
3pm Sunday 22nd February (First Sunday in Lent)
Chrism Mass
Cathedral 12 noon, Tuesday 31st March
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Sunday 24th May - Saturday 30th May
Annual Postgate Rally
Ugthorpe this year - Sunday 12th July. 3pm Mass
Assumption Pilgrimage
Sunday 16th August. 3pm Mass
Mass for Deceased Clergy
Cathedral, Monday 4th November. 12pm
Vocation
What is your calling?
Is God calling you?
The question may have come quietly — a persistent sense that there is something more, a deepening desire to give yourself to God and to others. It may have unsettled you, or consoled you, or both.
The Church teaches that every Christian life is a vocation — a call spoken personally by God. Discerning the particular shape of that call takes time, prayer, and good accompaniment.
If you are exploring a vocation to priesthood, the permanent diaconate, religious life, consecrated life, or simply want to understand what the Church teaches about vocation and discernment, click the button below to discover more.
Diocesan Curial Offices
50a The Avenue, Linthopre, Middlesborugh. TS5 6QT
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Dalby Way, Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough TS8 0TW
