Church of St James the Great, Colchester | |
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51°53′23″N0°54′26″E / 51.88976°N 0.90729°E Coordinates: 51°53′23″N0°54′26″E / 51.88976°N 0.90729°E | |
Location | East Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QL |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Administration | |
Parish | St. James and St. Paul Colchester |
Deanery | Colchester |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Colchester |
Episcopal area | Colchester Episcopal Area |
Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Norman Banks ( AEO ) |
The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Colchester, Essex. The church is a grade II* listed building. [1]
The church was originally built from the 13th to 15th centuries. It was restored from 1870 to 1871 by Samuel Sanders Teulon. [1]
On 24 February 1950, the church was designated a grade II* listed building. [1]
The Church of St James the Great is part of the Parish of St. James and St. Paul Colchester in the Archdeaconry of Colchester in the Diocese of Chelmsford. [2]
The parish stands in Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England. [2] As it rejects the ordination of women, the parish receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks). [3]
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