Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Richmond is a

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church in Sheen Road,

Richmond, London Richmond is a town in south-west London,The London Government Act 1963 (c.33) (as amended) categorises the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames as an Outer London borough. Although it is on both sides of the River Thames, the Boundary Commiss ...

. It serves the East Sheen parish in the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Southvarcensis'') is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in England. It is headed by the Archbishop of Southwark. The archdiocese is part of the Metropolitan ...

and, as it is close to Richmond's boundary with

East Sheen East Sheen, also known as Sheen, is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its long high street has shops, offices, restaurants, cafés, pubs and suburban supermarkets and is also the economic hub for Mortl ...

, is often known as Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, East Sheen. It was the first church to be designed by architect F G (Frank) Broadbent (1909–1983) (of Goodhart-Rendel, Broadbent and Curtis). The foundation stone was laid in November 1953 by the Rt Reverend Monsignor

Cyril Cowderoy Cyril Conrad Cowderoy (5 May 1905 - 10 October 1976) was a priest for over 45 years and a bishop for over 26 years in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. Born in Sidcup, Kent, on 5 May 1905, he was consecrated and ordained as paris ...

, Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark. The church opened on 9 May 1954 and was expanded in 1963. The consecration, by Archbishop Cyril Cowderoy, did not take place until June 1971. A new

parish hall A church hall or parish hall is a room or building associated with a church, generally for community and charitable use.

was built in 1992. The church became a parish in its own right in 1959. Its priest is Monsignor William Saunders.

References

External links

Official website
Churches in the Diocese of Southwark East Sheen Richmond, London Roman Catholic churches in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames {{London-church-stub