St Mark, Ipswich

St Mark Catholic Church
Saint Mark Roman Catholic church
Saint Mark's Church seen from the front
St Mark Catholic Church Location in Suffolk
52°02′49″N 1°07′23″E
Location	Ipswich, Suffolk
Country	England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	http://www.stmarksparish.org.uk/
History
Founded	1959[1]
Dedication	Saint Mark
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
Deanery	Ipswich
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Alan Hopes

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]

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^{[dead link‍]}
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

External links

• St. Mark's Parish website