St Clare of Assisi, Middlesbrough

54°31′48″N 1°14′53″W / 54.530°N 1.248°W / 54.530; -1.248LocationMiddlesbroughCountryEnglandDenominationRoman CatholicWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryStatusChurch buildingDedicationClare of AssisiArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Thomas A. CrawfordStyleModernist architectureGroundbreaking1964Completed11 February 1965AdministrationProvinceLiverpoolDioceseMiddlesbroughDeaneryNorthernParishSt 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

• Diocese of Middlesbrough

References

External links

• Official website