Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton

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Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton
Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him Who Hung Thereon
Crediton Parish Church
50°47′22.70″N 3°39′8.21″W / 50.7896389°N 3.6522806°W / 50.7896389; -3.6522806
Location	Crediton,  Devon
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	creditonparishchurch.org.uk
History
Former name(s)	Minster Church of St Mary
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Holy Cross Blessed Virgin Mary
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architectural type	Basilica
Style	Perpendicular Gothic
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Exeter
Archdeaconry	Exeter archdeaconry
Deanery	Cadbury deanery
Parish	Crediton and Shobrooke with Sandford and Upton Hellions
Clergy
Rector	Preb Matthew Tregenza
Honorary priest(s)	Canon Michael Hall Rev David Francis Rev Jenny Francis Preb Peter Rapsey Canon Peter Gilks Rev Brian Shillingford
Deacon(s)	Rev Sandra Collier
Laity
Reader(s)	Carol Price Antonia Tregenza
Director of music	Jon Rawles
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Parish Church of the Holy Cross
Designated	19 March 1951
Reference no.	1209720[1]

Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton, formally the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him Who Hung Thereon, is the parish church of the town of Crediton in Devon, England. The church is built on the site of what was the cathedral of the Bishop of Crediton in the former diocese until 1050 when the see was transferred to Exeter. A college of canons remained at Crediton, administering the buildings and life of the "collegiate" church.

The nave and chancel of the current building date from the 15th century. At the English Reformation the church was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1545, and the college dispersed. The church buildings were bought by the Crediton Town Corporation who still administer the fabric today.

Now a parish church, the life of the church is administered by the parochial church council (PCC), although many still refer to the church as the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross. The church is held in trust by the Governors of Crediton for the people of the parish, but its life and worship are planned by the clergy and parochial church council. The church is a Grade I listed building.^[1]