Lancaster Priory

Lancaster Priory
Priory Church of St Mary
Lancaster Priory
Lancaster Priory is located in Lancaster city centre
Lancaster Priory
Lancaster Priory
Location in Lancaster
54°03′03″N 2°48′21″W / 54.0507°N 2.8057°W / 54.0507; -2.8057
OS grid referenceSD 474,619
LocationLancaster, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipHigh church/Liberal Anglo-Catholic
WebsiteLancaster Priory
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designation
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated22 December 1953
Reference no.1195068
Architect(s)Henry Sephton
Paley and Austin
Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
Specifications
Capacity600
Length145 feet (44 m)
Number of spires1
Spire height96 feet (29 m)
MaterialsSandstone
Slate and lead roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DeaneryLancaster and Morecambe
ParishLancaster St Mary with
St John and St Anne
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Leah Vasey-Saunders
Assistant priest(s)Revd Dr Louis Johnson
Laity
Reader(s)Prof Richard G. Carter,
Lois C Kirtley
Director of musicDr Rebekah Okpoti
Organist(s)Ian Pattinson
Churchwarden(s)Dave Russell,

Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is located near Lancaster Castle and since 1953 has been designated a Grade I listed building.[1] It is in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is combined with that of St John and St Anne.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Priory and parish church of St Mary, Lancaster (1195068)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 May 2012
  2. ^ Archbishops' Council, Lancaster St Mary (The Priory), Church of England, retrieved 21 May 2012