Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore
| Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore | |
|---|---|
Archdeaconry of Oxford | |
| Deanery | Cowley |
| Parish | Littlemore |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Margreet Armitstead |
| Assistant priest(s) | Teresa Morgan |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Richard Vendome |
| Churchwarden(s) | Sue Aldridge |
| Sacristan | Barbara Kelly |
The Church of St Mary and St Nicholas is a
Roman Catholic Church, and it became a centre of Anglo-Catholicism
.
History
The church was built from 1835 to 1836 by
The church had originally been built as a
parish and the chapel was renamed the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas.[4]
A new east window was added to the church in approximately 1900. The
Cardinal Newman's birth in 1901.[6]
On 18 July 1963, the church was designated a
grade II* listed building.[1]
Present day
The
Archdeaconry of Oxford of the Diocese of Oxford.[7]
Notable clergy
- John Rouse Bloxam, curate from 1837 to 1840[8]
- Sarah Coakley, honorary curate from 2000 to 2007[9]
- William John Copeland, curate from 1840 to 184?[10]
- Helen-Ann Hartley, later Bishop of Waikato, and then Bishop of Ripon, curate from 2007 to 2012[11]
- Non-Stipendiary Minister (NSM) from 2002 to present[12]
- John Muddiman, NSM from 1997 to 2012[13]
- Isaac Williams, curate in 1836[8]
List of vicars
The incumbent of the parish is the vicar. The following have been vicar, or otherwise stated, of the parish:[8]
- 1836–1845: John Henry Newman
- 1847–1848: C. L. Cornish
- 1848–1851: C. Walters
- 1851–1870: George W. Huntingford; perpetual curate (1851–1864)
- 1872–1896: Vernon T. Green
- 1897–1908: H. Irvine
- 1908–1930: George Champion
- 1931–1951: Buckwell
- 1951–1964: Martin Young
- 1964–1971: Valentine Fletcher
- 1972–1978: Raymond Crouch; priest-in-charge
- 1978–1996: David Nicholls; priest-in-charge (1978–1986)
- 1997–2006: Bernhard Schünemann; priest-in-charge
- 2006–present: Margreet Armitstead; priest-in-charge
Gallery
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Tower -
Church from the west -
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high altar and reredos -
East window -
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary and St Nicholas (1047667)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Newman's Littlemore legacy". St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ^ Howell, Peter (1983). "Newman's Church at Littlemore". The Oxford Art Journal. 6 (1). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Building". St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Parishes: Littlemore Pages 206-214 A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 5, Bullingdon Hundred. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1957". British History Online.
- ^ "Littlemore SS Mary the Virgin and Nicholas, Littlemore". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Vicars and Priests-in-Charge of Littlemore". St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Anne COAKLEY (née FURBER)". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 accessed 11 June 2017
- ^ "Helen-Ann Macleod Hartley". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Teresa Jean Morgan". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "John Bernard Muddiman". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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