Our Lady of Mercy Parish is a welcoming, prayerful and inclusive worshipping community. We are a community of disciples, following Jesus Christ, upholding the truths of the Catholic faith, handed onto us through the Bible and Sacred Tradition and witnessed to by generations of Sunderland Catholic Christians.
Our community was formed in 2016 by the merger of St Mary's Parish with St Cecilia and St Patrick's Parish.
We are an active and dynamic parish, and you are sure of a warm welcome whether you regularly practice the faith, are returning after being away for a while, or if you're looking for a faith community to call home.
St Mary's is a historic Chruch and flourishing Catholic community in the heart of Sunderland City Centre. It is home to a vibrant, multi-national and growing congregation. Located at St Mary's is the Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Sunderland.
St Cecilia's Church is located on Ryhope Road. It is hope to a thriving and welcoming community. the Chruch was built in 1957 and joined with St Mary's in 2016 to form Our Lady of Mercy Parish