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In June, 2006, three Portsmouth parishes, Immaculate Conception, St. Catherine of Siena and St. James were merged into one Corpus Christi Parish. (Click the church’s respective link on left side to get to a map.) In January 2009, regular services at St. Catherine were suspended. Masses and Sacrament of Reconciliation are provided at the remaining two churches as follows:
Sat: 4 p.m. (St. James)
Sat: 5 p.m. (Immaculate Conception)
Sun: 8:00 a.m. (St. James)
Sun: 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. (Immaculate Conception)
Sun: 10:30 a.m.; 4 p.m. (St. James)
Daily, Mon-Sat: 8:00 a.m. preceded by Morning Prayer at 7:40 a.m. (St. James)
Confession
Sat: 3:00 p.m. (St. James)
Sat: 4:00 p.m. (Immaculate Conception)
Holy Day Masses are usually at 8:00 a.m. (St. James), 12:10 p.m. (Immaculate Conception) and 7:00 p.m. (TBD). There is NO vigil Mass. To confirm these times, check the calendar for the specific date.
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| For comprehensive parish information, click on the Corpus Christi link to the left.
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A Little History
Immaculate Conception is the third oldest church in the diocese of Manchester. It was originally a mission church of St. Aloyisus in Dover. In November 1851, a priest was assigned to the 300 Catholics of Portsmouth, who organized under the title of St. Mary`s and began construction of the church in spring 1852. In 1872, the parishioners rebuilt the church which had been destroyed by fire in 1871, renaming it Immaculate Conception. A parish school was constructed in 1887 on Austin Street, staffed by the Sisters of Mercy; its present building dates from 1904. Need for a larger, more structurally sound church to accommodate the growing Catholic population led to the construction of the present church, opened on Easter 1934 and dedicated in October, 1934.
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