Church of St James the Great, Darlington

Church of St James the Great, Darlington
54°31′59″N 1°32′19″W / 54.53292°N 1.53868°W / 54.53292; -1.53868Coordinates: 54°31′59″N 1°32′19″W / 54.53292°N 1.53868°W / 54.53292; -1.53868
Location Allen Street, Albert Hill, Darlington, DL1 2LD
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Traditional Catholic
History
Status Active
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Completed 1876
Administration
Parish St. James, Albert Hill
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Auckland
Diocese Diocese of Durham
Clergy
Bishop(s) The Rt Revd Glyn Webster (AEO)
Priest in charge Fr Kenneth Crawford

The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Darlington, County Durham. The church is a grade II listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in 1876 in a cruciform shape with an aisleless nave.[1]

On 28 April 1952, the church was designated a grade II listed building.[1]

Present day

In 2012, the parish priest and at least 50 members of the congregation left St James' and the Church of England to join the Ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church.[2][3]

The parish stands in the Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[4][5] As it rejects the ordination of women, the church receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Beverley (currently Glyn Webster).[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St James (1121347)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Copeland, Alexa (15 August 2014). "A new chapter for St James the Great Church in Darlington". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Darlington church hopeful despite split". Church Today. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "St James the Great, Darlington, Darlington". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Parish Profile: The Parish Church of S James the Great, Albert Hill, Darlington" (pdf). Diocese of Durham. 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "St James, Darlington". See of Beverley. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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