St Richard of Chichester Church, Chichester
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St Richard of Chichester Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Chichester, West Sussex, England. The church was built in 1958 and contains the largest scheme of stained glass by Gabriel Loire in the United Kingdom. The church is situated on Market Avenue on the corner of Cawley Road, next to St Richard's Catholic Primary School. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
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First church
Before 1855,
Present church
On 19 March 1958, the present church was opened. It replaced the church on Market Avenue and Southgate. The architects were Lawrence Tomei (1910–1989) and John Maxwell. They also designed All Saints Church in Hersham. The builders were A. Booker and Son from Walberton.[3]
Inside the church is a
Parish
The priests at St Richard of Chichester Church also serve Our Lady of the Assumption Church on Fairfield Road in Bosham, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Wilfrid's Church on Church Road in Selsey, and St Peter's Church on Church Road in East Wittering and as of 1 November 2021 they form a single parish: the Parish of Our Lady and the Saints of Sussex.[4][2]
St Richard of Chichester Church has three Sunday
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Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Bosham
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St Peter's Church, East Wittering
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Wilfrid's Church, Selsey
See also
- List of current places of worship in Chichester District
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
References
- ^ a b c d Roman Catholic Church of St Richard, Chichester from British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ^ Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ^ a b Chichester – St Richard of Chichester from English Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ^ "Home". Catholic Parish of Our Lady and the Saints of Sussex. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Home". Catholic Parish of Our Lady and the Saints of Sussex. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
Media related to St Richard of Chichester Church, Chichester at Wikimedia Commons
- Parish of Our Lady and the Saints of Sussex site