The formal opening of the church took place on 27 October 1895 with a ceremony involving mass being said at the old mission church followed by a procession to the new church .
The nature of the ritual led to a row with the Bishop of Winchester .
The formal opening of the church took place on 27 October 1895 with a ceremony involving mass being said at the old mission church followed by a procession to the new church , but the nature of the ritual led to a row with the Bishop of Winchester .