St Michael and All Angels, Cookley

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St Michael and All Angels
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St Michael and All Angels, Cookley
52°19′33″N1°26′47″E / 52.3259°N 1.4465°E / 52.3259; 1.4465
Location Cookley, Suffolk, IP19 0LW
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Roman Catholic Church
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Designated7 December 1966
Administration
Parish Cookley
Deanery Waveney and Blyth
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Suffolk
Diocese Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Clergy
Bishop(s) The Rt Revd Norman Banks ( AEO )
Priest in charge Interregnum

The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Church of England parish church in Cookley, Suffolk. The church is a grade I listed building. [1]

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History

The church is Medieval. The tower dates to the 12th century. The nave is mainly 12th century with 15th century windows. The chancel likely dates to the 14th century. The church was altered in 1894 during the Victorian restoration. [1]

On 7 December 1966, the church was designated a Grade I listed building. [1]

Present day

St Michael's is part of the Benefice of Heveningham with Ubbeston, Huntingfield and Cookley in the Archdeaconry of Suffolk of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. [2]

As the parish rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1030493)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. "Cookley, St Michael & All Angels, Cookley". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. "St Michael & All Angels". See of Richborough. Retrieved 3 June 2017.