Edmund Catherick
English Roman Catholic priest
Who they were
Edmund Catherick came from an old Yorkshire family known for its loyalty to the Catholic faith and was probably born in Lancashire about 1605. Educated and ordained at Douai, he went on the English mission about 1635 and worked for seven years under the name Huddleston.
Arrested in the North Riding, he was condemned at York with Father John Lockwood. The king briefly stayed the sentence but then signed the warrant, and on 13 April 1642 the two priests were dragged through York on a hurdle and hanged, drawn and quartered.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
An English priest put to death at York in 1642 for his priesthood.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- John Lockwood Blessed“Arrested in the North Riding, he was condemned at York with Father John Lockwood.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Ven. Edmund Catherick
- Wikidata Q5339369 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Edmund Catherick (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.