Linda: The term "parochial chapelry" refers to a portion of a C of E parish which is served by its own church, the Parochial Chapel. It is not officially the Parish Church, so it is only a "chapel", but it is "parochial" because it fulfils all the functions of a parish church and usually the area it covers is, for all practical purposes, a parish of its own, the differences between it and a "proper" parish being reduced to a few technicalities of church law. What we usually think of as the parish of Barnard Castle was officially a parochial chapelry of Gainford parish. It is therefore undoubtedly Church of England. Whether one considers that to be a "Catholic domain" or not depends on whether or not one thinks of the C of E as Catholic. Technically it is part of the "Holy Catholic Church" even though not Roman Catholic. Similarly, it is not truly Protestant. Henry VIII, for instance, who is usually credited with having founded the C of E, would have nothing to do with "Protestantism" which, in his day, was identified more with Lutheranism than anything else. Of course, I could also say that before Henry VIII's break with Rome, Barnard Castle church, like all English churches, was Roman Catholic, as that was all there was! See the slogan of the Catholic Family History Society - "You have more Catholic ancestors than you think!". If it is early Roman Catholics from Barnard Castle whom you seek, then it might be relevant that before Catholics were allowed their own system of Dioceses, parishes and churches (1830s), RC entries from Barnard Castle were included in the registers of Lartington, at the time in the North Riding of Yorkshire and within the C of E parish of Romaldkirk. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Linda Wheatcroft <[email protected]> To: NORTHUMBRIA <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 0:26 Subject: [NMB] Parochial Chapel Barnard Castle Hi can anyone tell me if the Parochial Chapel in Barnard Castle is a catholic domain and has it always been. Many thanks Linda Wheatcroft Sent from my iPad .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message