The Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade I listed building and it dates from the 12th century.
| Church of All Saints, Cuddesdon | |
|---|---|
 All Saints in the snow | |
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| Location | Church Road, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, OX44 9HD |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 18 July 1963 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Dorchester |
| Deanery | Aston and Cuddesdon |
| Parish | Cuddesdon |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Karen Charman |
| NSM(s) | The Revd Mark Chapman |
History edit
Abingdon Abbey founded the parish in Cuddesdon in about AD 1180.[1] The church dates from the middle of the 12th century.[2]
The chancel was restored in 1849 by Benjamin Ferrey,[2][1] and the rest of the church was restored between 1851 and 1853 by G. E. Street.[2]
The church was designated as a grade I listed building on 18 July 1963.[2]
Present day edit
Today, the Church of All Saints is part of the Benefice of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horspath in the Archdeaconry of Dorchester of the Diocese of Oxford.[3] The church stands in the Liberal Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[3]
Due to its proximately, the church has close links with Ripon College Cuddesdon, an Anglican theological college. The college attends the church's evensong each day.[4]
Notable clergy edit
- Fr William Fletcher Bishop, later Principal of the College of the Resurrection and Superior of the Community of the Resurrection, served his curacy here from 1933 to 1937[5]
- John Baker, later Bishop of Salisbury, served his curacy here from 1954 to 1957[6]
- Mark Chapman, Professor of the History of Modern Theology at the University of Oxford, non-stipendiary minister of the parish since 2014
- Alastair Redfern, later Bishop of Derby, an honorary curate of the parish from 1983 to 1987
- Mark Santer, later Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge, Bishop of Kensington, and Bishop of Birmingham, served his curacy here from 1963 to 1967[7]
- Michael Scott-Joynt, later Bishop of Winchester, served his curacy here from 1967 to 1970[8]
- Brian Smith, later Bishop of Edinburgh, served his curacy here from 1976 to 1979[9]
- Martin Wharton, later Bishop of Newcastle, was a priest of the parish from 1979 to 1983
List of vicars edit
- 1945–1952: Kenneth Riches, later Bishop of Dorchester and Bishop of Lincoln
- 1952–1960: Edward Knapp-Fisher, later Bishop of Pretoria
- 1960–1970: Robert Runcie, later Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1970–1977: Leslie Houlden, later Professor of Theology at King's College, London
- 1977–1985: David Wilcox, later Bishop of Dorking
- 2014–2019: Emma Pennington[10]
- 2020–present: Karen Charman
References edit
- ^ a b Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 562.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1047709)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Cuddesdon All Saints, Cuddesdon". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "All Saints, Cuddesdon". The Benefice of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horspath. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "William Fletcher Bishop". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "John Austin Baker". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Mark Santer". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Michael Charles Scott-Joynt". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Brian Arthur Smith". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Emma Louise Pennington". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
Bibliography
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.