St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Clapham

Church in South London, England
51°27′42″N 0°8′14″W / 51.46167°N 0.13722°W / 51.46167; -0.13722LocationClapham Park Road in Clapham, South LondonCountryEnglandDenominationRoman CatholicReligious orderRedemptoristWebsitestmarys-clapham.org.ukHistoryDedicationOur Immaculate Lady of VictoriesDedicated14 May 1851 by Cardinal Nicholas WisemanAssociated peopleBishop Ralph Heskett
(former parish priest)ArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II*-listedDesignated8 February 1979Architect(s)William WardellArchitectural typeGothic RevivalYears built1849 – 1851AdministrationArchdioceseSouthwarkClergyPriest(s)Fr Caspar Mukabva CSsR

St Mary's Church, Clapham, officially Our Immaculate Lady of Victories, is a Grade II*-listed Roman Catholic church on Clapham Park Road in Clapham, South London, England run by the London province of the Redemptorist Congregation within the Archdiocese of Southwark. The church is located on the corner of Clapham Common, near Clapham Common tube station.

The current Bishop of Hallam, Ralph Heskett, was parish priest at St Mary's between 1999 and 2008.[1] The current parish priest of St Mary's is Fr Caspar Mukabva CSsR.

Church building

Founded by Bishop (later Cardinal) Nicholas Wiseman, the foundation stone of the current church of St Mary's was laid in 1849. Designed in a Gothic Revival style by William Wardell, the building was completed during 1851 and blessed by Cardinal Wiseman on 14 May 1851.[2] On 8 February 1979 the church was listed on the National Heritage List for England.[3]

See also

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  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School

References

  1. ^ Rt. Rev. Ralph Heskett, Bishops Conference, 2 October 2013
  2. ^ "History of the Parish". St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Clapham. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Roman Catholic Church of St Mary (Church of the Redemptionist Fathers) (Grade II*) (1358240)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

External links

  • Media related to St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Clapham at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Clapham
  • Official website of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clapham
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