St Clare of Assisi, Middlesbrough

St Clare of Assisi Church
54°31′48″N 1°14′53″W / 54.530°N 1.248°W / 54.530; -1.248
LocationMiddlesbrough
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusChurch building
DedicationClare of Assisi
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Thomas A. Crawford
StyleModernist architecture
Groundbreaking1964
Completed11 February 1965
Administration
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseMiddlesbrough
DeaneryNorthern
ParishSt Francis

St Clare's, Middlesbrough is a Roman Catholic church in the Brookfield area of Middlesbrough, England. It was built in 1965 and is located close to the junction of the A19 and the A174.[1]

History

Construction

The Church of St Clare Of Assisi was built from 1964 to 1965. It was originally part of the parish of St Francis of Assisi. It cost £35,000 and was designed by Thomas A. Crawford. On 11 February 1965 it was opened by the coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough Gordon Wheeler.[2]

Developments

The church is of a fairly large size and of a typical design for churches built in the 1960s. The church was re-ordered after the Second Vatican Council, resulting in the tabernacle being moved to a separate Blessed Sacrament chapel in the church.

Parish

In 1967, the parish of St Francis of Assisi, centred in Acklam, Middlesbrough, was divided and St Clare's became a separate parish.[3] This was caused by the greatly increased quantity of housing built in the locality and the consequent increased population. In 2013, it reverted from being a parish church to being again within the parish of St Francis of Assisi. It has one Sunday Mass at 9 am.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Diocese of Middlesbrough website: St Clare's parish
  2. ^ Historic England, St Clare of Assisi Church, Brookfield from Taking Stock, retrieved 3 February 2022
  3. ^ St Clare's parish website
  4. ^ St Clare, Middlesbrough from Diocese of Middlesbrough, retrieved 7 February 2023
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