It is also the only Catholic church in Southall and the parish has more than fifty nationalities represented in the congregation.

That year, he placed a full-page advert in The Tablet calling for donations to build a church and school with the title "Save us at Southall or we Perish".

[4][5] The church was dedicated to Saint Anselm, as he had a manor in neighbouring Hayes from 1095 and travelled through Southall to reach it.

This was built beside the school and was a long, low, brick building with a separate small wooden bell tower.

Jerzy Faczynski, who also did the stained glass in St Ambrose's Church, Speke, designed the windows in the side chapels.

Named after Roberto de Nobili, it provided a space for different faiths to meet in prayer and dialogue.

[13] The parish enjoys a close relationship with the nearby St Anselm's Catholic Primary School.