Oswald Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Oswald Baker

British priest

Date of Birth: 01-May-1915

Place of Birth: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Jul-2004

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Oswald Baker

  • Oswald Charles Baker (1915–2004) was a controversial Roman Catholic priest who lived in Downham Market in Norfolk.
  • He was parish priest at Saint Dominic's Church between 1951 and 1975.
  • He made headlines in the 1970s when he refused to say the new vernacular Mass and insisted on saying the traditional Latin Mass.
  • Initially he supported the Society of St.
  • Pius X but Baker became an advocate of the sedevacantist theory and in latter years he worked independently.
  • The film actor Mel Gibson was a visitor to Baker's chapel.

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