Sacred Heart Church, Petworth

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Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Southwark
DioceseArundel and Brighton
DeaneryCathedral[2]
ParishPetworth and Midhurst

Sacred Heart Church is a

Angel Street to the north of Petworth Cottage Museum in the centre of the town. It is a Gothic Revival church and a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

Interior

Foundation

Before the church was built, the local Catholic population of Petworth worshiped at St Richard's Church in

Mass there. After the presbytery, Duncton Cottage, in Burton Park deteriorated to become unliveable, the priest moved house to Petworth.[3]

Construction

In 1893, Charles Willock Dawes from Burton Hill bought the site of the church. In 1894, the foundation stone was laid. Charles Dawes commissioned

Society of Jesus as a retirement community for the order.[4]

Parish

The parish also includes the Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi in Midhurst and St Anthony and St George Church in Duncton.[2] They are both Grade II listed buildings.[5][6]

Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi

Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi, Midhurst
Former St Francis of Assisi Church on Rumbolds Hill, Midhurst

During the

St Richard of Chichester Church in Slindon. When the present Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi was opened, the old church became a restaurant.[7] In 1888, the Sisters of Mercy opened St Margaret's School in the area. In 1891, with the local Catholic population increasing in number, the site for the present church was bought.[3]

In 1957, construction on the Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi began. In 1962, the church was opened. In 1965, a sculpture of

Blessed Margaret Pole. A sculptor from Sussex, Michael Clark, designed the crucifix in the church.[3]

St Anthony and St George Church

St Anthony and St George Church, Duncton

St Anthony and St George Church was founded by Anthony Wright Biddulph, the owner of

Gilbert Blount and the builders were John Ellis of Chichester. The church was consecrated by Cardinal Manning. In 1895, Biddulph died and was buried in the church crypt. It became a Grade II listed building on 27 April 2015.[6]

Times

Sacred Heart Church has two Sunday

Masses at: 5:30pm on Saturday and at 11:00am on Sunday. The Church of the Divine Motherhood and St Francis of Assisi also has two Masses at: 6:00pm on Saturday and at 9:30am on Sunday. St Anthony and St George Church has one Sunday Mass at 8:00am.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Petworth from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 5 March 2016
  2. ^
    Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
    , retrieved 15 February 2016
  3. ^ a b c Our History from SacredHeartPetworth.org.uk, retrieved 5 March 2016
  4. ^ Petworth – The Sacred Heart from English Heritage, retrieved 5 March 2016
  5. ^ a b Roman Catholic Church of Divine Motherhood, Midhurst from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 5 March 2016
  6. ^ a b Church of St Anthony and St George from Historic England, retrieved 5 March 2016
  7. ISBN 0-9533132-7-1
    .
  8. ^ Midhurst – The Divine Motherhood & St Francis of Assisi from English Heritage, retrieved 7 March 2016
  9. ^ Roman Catholic Church of Divine Motherhood from Historic England, retrieved 7 March 2016
  10. Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
    , retrieved 7 March 2016

External links

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