St Peter's Church is a

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in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. The church is a

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History

In 1875, the parish was carved out of the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Stockton-on-Tees. The original church was built of wood and stone. The current church was built from 1880 to 1881, and is constructed from red brick with stone dressings. It was consecrated on 13 October 1881. The church was designated a

on 19 January 1951.

Present day

St Peter's Church is combined with All Saints Church, Hartburn to form the benefice of Stockton St Peter in the

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. St Peter's stands in the liberal catholic

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of the

Notable clergy

Mark Bonney Mark Philip John Bonney (born 2 March 1957) is an Anglican priest. Since 2012, he has served as the dean of Ely. Early life He was born in 1957. He was educated at a school in Cambridge. Having been awarded a scholarship as a choral exhibitione ...

, later Dean of Ely, served his curacy here. * Ken Good, later Archdeacon of Richmond, served his curacy here. *

David Hawtin David Christopher Hawtin (born 7 June 1943) was the fourth Bishop of Repton from 1999 to 2006; and from then on an assistant bishop within the Diocese of Sheffield. Early life and education Hawtin was born on 7 June 1943. He was educated at ...

, later Bishop of Repton * Nigel Stock, later Bishop of Stockport, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, and Bishop at Lambeth, served his curacy here.

List of vicars

* 1875 to 1905: Henry Wodeman * 1959 to 1970: Wilfrid Widdas Tymms * 1970 to 1977:

Tony Dumper Anthony Charles Dumper (4 October 192327 August 2012) was the suffragan Bishop of Dudley from 1977 until 1993 and the first area bishop under the Worcester diocese area scheme from 1993. He was an Anglican priest in Malaysia and Singapore from ...

, later Bishop of Dudley * 1977 to 1988: Stephen Pedley, later Bishop of Lancaster * 1989 to 2000: Alexander Whitehead * 2002 to 2015: Philip David Ashdown *from 2017: William Edward Braviner

References

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External links

Church website

A Church Near You entry
Stockton Stockton Buildings and structures in Stockton-on-Tees