St Mark, Ipswich

St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic church on the Chantry Estate in Ipswich. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.[2] It opened in May 1959.[3]

St Mark, Ipswich
Saint Mark's Roman Catholic church
Saint Mark's Church seen from the front
St Mark, Ipswich
Location in Suffolk
52°02′49″N 1°07′23″E
LocationIpswich, Suffolk
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttp://www.stmarksparish.org.uk/
History
Founded1959[1]
DedicationSaint Mark
Administration
DeaneryIpswich
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
Clergy
Bishop(s)Alan Hopes

Prior to the establishment of St. Mark's, the area was within the parish of St Pancras Church, Ipswich. Initially it was served by the Franciscans at East Bergholt, who also ministered at Brantham.[4] Around 1973 most of the friars moved from East Bergholt to Canterbury, while a few set up small friary at Ipswich. The Franciscans withdrew in 1994.[5]

There is also a Roman Catholic Primary School attached to the parish, also called St Mark's,[6] which opened in 1967.[7] In 2018, St. Mark's School won the Suffolk Junior Schools Mock Trial Competition.[8]

The Catholic Church of the Holy Family in the village of Brantham is served from St Mark’s.[9]

References
  1. New at Ipswich, from the Catholic Herald
  2. St Mark, Ipswich, Article from the Suffolk Churches website
  3. New at Ipswich, from the Catholic Herald
  4. "A concise history of the Friars in Britain 1224 -", Order of Friars Minor in Great Britain
  5. St. Mark's Friary, Ipswich 1973 - 1994
  6. Ofsted report
  7. St. Mark's Catholic Primary School
  8. Hunt, Jane. "Mock trial competition aims to teach pupils about justice system", Diss Mercury, 17 November 2019
  9. St. Mark's Roman Catholic Parish Ipswich
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