Corpus Christi Church, Brixton

Corpus Christi Church
Front of the church
Corpus Christi Church Location in the London Borough of Lambeth
Coordinates: 51°27′21″N 0°07′10″W / 51.4559°N 0.1194°W / 51.4559; -0.1194
OS grid reference	TQ3075574673
Location	Brixton, London
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	CorpusChristiBrixton.org
History
Founder(s)	Fr Henrik van Doorne
Dedication	Body of Christ
Architecture
Status	Active
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	27 January 1981
Designated	Grade II* listed^[1]
Architect(s)	John Francis Bentley
Groundbreaking	14 July 1886
Completed	12 June 1887
Administration
Deanery	Lambeth^[2]
Archdiocese	Southwark
Province	Southwark

Corpus Christi Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Brixton, within the London Borough of Lambeth. It was previously under the administration of the Society of Jesus. It was founded in 1886, was designed by John Francis Bentley and is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

History

Foundation

In 1880, a mission to the local Catholics of Brixton was started by Rev. Henrik van Doorne, a priest from Flanders who had lived in England for many years. He bought a house in the area, for £2,610, so that it could become a chapel. In 1885, John Francis Bentley was asked to design a larger church for the area. He recommended that Bethel House, a large on the corner of Brixton Hill and Horsford Road, be bought so that a church can be built on the site. The house was bought for £3,550. On 14 July 1886, the Bishop of Southwark John Butt laid the foundation stone.^[3]

Construction

On 12 June 1887, the church was opened by the bishop. As there was a lack of funds, only the chancel and two chapels and a sacristy was built. In 1904, the transepts of the church were added.^[3]

Later history

In 1902, Corpus Christi Primary School was built at the back of the church, on the land that was previously occupied by Bethel House.^[3]

On 23 July 2005, the Jesuits handed over administration of the church to the Archdiocese of Southwark who continue to serve the parish. The Jesuits still live nearby and assist the parish.^[4]

Parish

As the church was not completed its capacity is not that large. It has five Sunday Masses to accommodate the congregation. There is one Mass at 6:00pm on Saturday evening, at 9:00am, 10:30am and at 12 midday on Sunday, and the last one at 6:00pm on Sunday evening. There are weekday Masses at 9:30am from Monday to Saturday.^[2]

The parish has a relationship with Corpus Christi School whose mission statement states that 'We are here to educate our children to the highest possible standard in a community which has the Gospel values, traditions and beliefs of the Catholic Faith at the centre of its ethos.'^[5]

References

1 2 Roman Catholic Church of Corpus Christi from English Heritage retrieved 14 March 2014
1 2 Directory from Archdiocese of Southwark retrieved 14 March 2014
1 2 3 F. H. W. Sheppard ed. Survey of London: volume 26: Lambeth: Southern area from British History Online retrieved 14 March 2014
↑ Father Provincial's homily at Corpus Christi Church, 23 July 2005 from the Society of Jesus retrieved 14 March 2014
↑ Teaching and Learning Policy from Corpus Christi School retrieved 14 March 2014

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Churches in Lambeth

Ancient parish churches (pre-1800)	Holy Trinity, Clapham St Leonard, Streatham St Mary-at-Lambeth

Anglican daughter churches	All Saints, West Dulwich Christ Church, Brixton Road Christ Church, Gipsy Hill Holy Trinity, Tulse Hill St John the Divine, Kennington St John, Waterloo St Luke, West Norwood St Mark, Kennington St Matthew, Brixton St Peter, Streatham

Other denominations	Christ Church, Lambeth Corpus Christi, Brixton Lincoln Memorial Tower St Mary, Clapham Sts Simon and Jude, Streatham Hill

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