Mass was first said in Tarporley in November 1906, by the Rev J.Chambers, in a "commodious room" lent by Mr. Martin Goulding in 53 High Street Tarporley. In 1911, Mr Goulding left the district, and the house came into the hands of a non-catholic, who was willing to let the room, which was a cheese loft for a small rental. Mass continued to be said by the priests from St. Werburgh's once a month.
In 1937, the Salvatorian fathers from Christleton took over. On the 8th September, 1938, a semi-detached house in Nantwich Road called "Four Winds" was acquired and the Rev. Brendan Keogh, came to live in it. The downstairs room was used as a chapel. It was only separated from the kitchen by a partition.
In 1941, Tarporley's second parish priest, The Rev Clement Mercer, purchased the Oak Tree Cafe with adjoining semi detached house for £1800. The old cafe was converted into a very beautiful if somewhat small chapel, which was formally opened by Bishop Moriarty on the 21st September 1941. In 1946 the parish was taken over by the diocese, when Rev. B. Houghton was made rector.
