Cemetery
The Right of Burial in the cemetery is granted subject to the decrees and canons of the Catholic Church and the rules and regulations of the cemetery in force at any particular time. It is a condition of plot ownership that these rules and regulations are adhered to.
The cemetery is private property, owned by the Archdiocese of Liverpool, and the right is reserved to exclude any person from the cemetery whose conduct is inappropriate.
The parish does its best to maintain the cemetery as a place of dignity and beauty, worthy of its purpose. However, this involves work and expense far beyond the burial and monumental fees, and it should be noted that the maintenance of the cemetery is undertaken by parishioners on a voluntary basis. Proper maintenance can only be achieved with the understanding and cooperation of all those who use the cemetery.
Cemetery regulations and other useful information can be viewed below.
Cemetery Fees
Whilst we do not expect them to cover the full expenditure, fees for burials and erection of memorials should be seen as a contribution to the provision and long-term upkeep of the cemetery, as well as the individual plot, which will be the setting for many years to come for the memorial chosen. Fees will be periodically reviewed to make sure that they are making an adequate contribution to the expense.
Fees for the interment of ashes will include a contribution to the cost of providing the single memorial stone and inscribing thereon.
Interment fees are usually paid through the funeral director, and monumental memorial fees through the monumental mason.
Fees are payable at the current prevailing rate, which will be provided to the funeral directors and monumental masons and should be sought from them.