Our Lady of Sorrows Church is a

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, West Sussex, England. It was built from 1881 to 1882 and designed by

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. It is situated on the corner of the High Street and Clarence Road, backing on to Albert Road, in the centre of the town. It was founded by the

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and is a Grade II listed building.

History

Construction

In 1880, the

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founded a

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in Bognor Regis. On 26 October 1881, the foundation stone of the church was laid.Bognor Regis - Our Lady of Sorrows
from

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, retrieved 1 March 2016 The architect of the church was

. He was the son of

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and also designed, with his father, Our Lady of Dolours Church in Fulham, London for the Servites. On 16 August 1882, the church was opened by Canon John Butt, who later became Bishop of Southwark in 1885. However, the church was not fully built, because the

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and

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were not completed. As the church was still in use, a temporary wall was built on the east side of the church.

Completion

From 1955 to 1957, the church was completed. The architect who carried out Hansom's plans was Wilfrid Clarence Mangan. He was originally commissioned to finish the church in 1939, but World War Two prevented any work being done. Hansom also designed a Servite priory next door to the church. In the 1980s, the priory was demolished and a block of flats was built in its place. In 1985, the church was reordered by the firm, Messrs Ormsby of Scarisbrick. In 1994, the Servites handed administration of the church over to the

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who continue to serve the parish.

Parish

The

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of Our Lady of Sorrows in Bognor Regis also has two other churches: St Richard of Chichester Church in

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and St Anthony of Viareggio Church in Rose Green,

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St Richard of Chichester Church

St Richard of Chichester Church in Slindon is situated on Top Road, opposite the junction with Church Hill. It was made a Grade II listed building by

on 20 April 2005. In 1814, the Anthony Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Newburgh, died and his legacy provided for the cost of constructing a church for the Catholic congregation in Slindon. However, his widow wanted to maintain the family chapel as the centre of worship and it was not until after her death that construction on St Richard’s Church started. It was built in 1865 and designed by

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(1824-1905). He was the son of

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and designed numerous churches including St Thomas of Canterbury Chapel in

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, St Peter's Church in

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, the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs in

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, St Edward the Confessor Church in

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, and

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near

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. Between 1890 and 1903 he worked on

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and is buried in Sutton Place.

St Anthony of Viareggio Church

In 1961, St Anthony of Viareggio Church was bequeathed to the Servite Friars by a Mr Brown. It was originally a bungalow and was renovated when it became a church. A Fr Anselm Hislop OSM was in charge of the renovation and added the church tower. On 6 May 1963, St Anthony of Viareggio's Church was opened by the

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.History
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Times

Our Lady of Sorrows Church has five Sunday Masses: 5:15pm on Saturday, and 8:00am, 10:00am, 4:00pm (in Polish) and 6:00pm on Sunday. St Richard of Chichester's Church in Slindon has one Sunday Mass at 9:00am. St Anthony of Viareggio's Church in Aldwick has two Sunday Masses at 6:00pm (in Polish) on Saturday and at 11:00am on Sunday. File:St Richard's RC Church, Slindon (NHLE Code 1391695).JPG, St Richard of Chichester Church in Slindon File:St Anthony of Viareggio's RC Church, Gossamer Road, Aldwick.JPG, St Anthony of Viareggio's Church, Aldwick

References

External links

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Bognor Regis Catholic Parish site
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Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...

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