About Us
Meet Our Priests
St George and Our Lady's
Very Rev Canon John Batthula
(Parish Priest)
Diocese
Birmingham
Office
Parish Priest
Serving
St George, Worcester
Our Lady Queen of Peace, Worcester
Rev Fr James Ipinlaye
(Assistant Priest)
Born in 1981 from Kogi State Nigeria. Obtained Philosophy and Theology from Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Major Seminary Bodija Ibadan Nigeria and Urbanian University Rome. Ordained to the order of Presbyterate of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin Nigeria on the 15th of August 2011
He is currently on mission in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
Father Ronald Cosslett
(Retired)
Diocese
Birmingham
Office
Retired
Mgr Patrick Kilgarriff
(Retired)
Diocese
Birmingham
Office
Retired
Meet Our Deacons
Deacon Paul O'Connor
Born Coventry in 1967 and educated in Worcester and Manchester.
Married to Marina in 1993 and father of Brigid.
Ordained deacon on 28th June 2015.
Worked as a Chartered Town Planner in local government for 27 years before working for the Archdiocese Curia responsible for planning, communications, governance, administering the Ecclesiastical Exemption and for management of Harvington Hall.
Deacon Krzysztof Wasilewski
Diocese
Birmingham
Office
Deacon
Serving
Our Lady Queen of Peace, Worcester
Deacon Tony Hartshorn
Office
Deacon
Serving
St George, Worcester
Deacon Chris Blackman
Born Worcester 1949, local and boarding school (Rosmini)
Married to Margaret in 1971, 4 children and 3 grandchildren
Business owner (Hospitality) Worcester for 38 years
Formation Governor University College Worcester
Ordained June 2000
BA in Applied Theology 2004
Hospital Chaplain Oxford University Hospitals 2005 – 2014
Honorary Chaplain Worcestershire Acute Hospitals 2015-2020
Deacon Reg Lewis
(Retired)
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Born Worcester 1945, Educated locally and in Birmingham, Married to Jill 1967, 5 children and 8 grandchildren.
Worked in national and local Industry
Ordained June 2000
Past Governor OLQP primary School, Deacon Formator together with Jill St Mary’s College Oscott 2005-17
Meet Our Staff
Susan Fairman
(Parish Secretary)
Diocese
Birmingham
Simon Broadbent
(Assistant Parish Secretary)
Diocese
Birmingham
Emma Raine
Safeguarding Representative (St George's)
Diocese
Birmingham
Sam Rudd
Safeguarding Representative (Our Lady's)
Diocese
Birmingham
St Joseph
Rev Fr Michael Amalados
(Parish Priest)
Diocese
Birmingham
Office
Parish Priest
Serving
St Joseph Warndon
Holy Redeemer, Pershore
Deacon Kevin Gowdy
Diocese
Birmingham
Office
Deacon
Serving
St Joseph, Worcester