Memorial mass for Pope Francis; accession of Pope Leo XIV.
Death of Fr Terence McGuckin. Anniversary dinner for the Treaty of Windsor in the presence of the President of Portugal.
Requiem mass for Pope Benedict. Coronation mass for King Charles.
Parish participates in preparation for 2024 Synod. Parish appointed Infacando da Confrario de Vinho do Porto. Requiem mass for HM Queen Elizabeth.
Church temporarily closed because of Covid.
Death of Deacon Peter Coates.
Unveiling of windows memorial plaque by Ambassador Manuel Lobo Antunes.
Unveiling of two stained glass windows designed by Caroline Benyon to commemorate Portuguese association in the Great War. The Portuguese Ambassador, HE Manuel Lobo Antunes, and Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie performed the ceremony. Blessing by Bishop Wilson. Jane Leigh, Chair of Finance, awarded Bene Merente.
Bishop John Wilson celebrates redecoration of the church.
Andy Cole, Chair of Governors of St Richard Reynolds, invested as Knight of St Gregory. Parish team takes part in Great River Race. Visit by HE Joao de Vallera, Ambassador of Portugal.
Opening of the Emmanuel Centre by Cardinal Nichols in the presence of Dom Miguel of Braganza.
Opening of St Richard Reynolds Catholic Community College by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop George Stack of Cardiff, and Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark.
Opening of new porch and St Joseph’s chapel.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols visits church for 125th anniversary. Pope Benedict XVI visits St Mary’s University.
Visit by Bishop Anton Cosa. Unveiling of memorial to King Manuel of Portugal in the presence of HRH Dom Miguel of Braganza, the Mayor of Richmond, Cllr Celia Hodges, and the Portuguese Ambassador, HE Antonio Santana Carlos.
Tom Devitt writes first history of the parish.
Parish visit to Moldova with donation of 11,500 Euros.
Fr Loring and Deacon Peter Coates set up link with Bender in Moldova to support a children’s centre. Bp Anton Cosa of Moldova visits St. James’s. Hess Moontasir sets up first parish website.
Death of Fr Potter.
Fr McGuckin leaves. Fr Ulick Loring succeeds him.
Mgr Tancred retires: Fr Terence McGuckin appointed as successor.
Mgr George Tancred parish priest.
Visit by Cardinal Hume to celebrate centenary.
Porch linking church and presbytery built.
Fr Dain leaves St. James’s. Fr Anthony Potter appointed as successor.
Death of Canon Gordon. Fr Kenneth Dain appointed parish priest.
Fr Gordon appointed Canon of Westminster Cathedral.
The Rt Hon Clement Attlee, Prime Minister, came to St James’s.
Popes Grotto pub destroyed by V1 rocket. St Catherine’s School damaged.
Dunkirk evacuation: small boats from Twickenham and Teddington take part. Unexploded bomb lands in back garden of the house opposite the church.
Death of Fr O’Brien.
Fr William Gordon appointed Parish Priest.
Whitton parish established.
Window dedicated to St Anthony of Lisbon/Padua donated by King Manuel. Death of the King due to a throat infection. His body taken back to Portugal.
St Margaret’s Parish, East Twickenham, established.
St Mary’s Training College moves to Strawberry Hill, on to the site of Horace Walpole’s house. Parish Hall in Radnor Road opened by King Manuel.
Window in memory of Canon English donated by King Manuel.
Death of Canon English. Fr James O’Brien appointed as parish priest.
First World War: Belgian exiles living in Richmond and Twickenham.
St Catherine’s School established. King Manuel II and Queen Augusta Victoria of Portugal move into the parish.
Fr English appointed Canon of Westminster Cathedral.
St James Primary School opens in Grosvenor Road.
Death of James de Lacy Towle who paid for St James’s.
Church consecrated by Cardinal Manning.
Father Edmund English, Rector.
Opening of St James Church by Cardinal Henry Edward Manning.
Catholic Mission established in Grosvenor Road.
Princes Marie-Amelie of Bourbon-Orleans, mother of King Manuel of Portugal, born at York House.