Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory
- Main Meetings:
-
Sun 10:30 Sunday
Sun 17:00 Sunday
Sat 18:00 Saturday
- Denomination:
- Catholic
- Hymns & songs:
- New English Hymnal
- Under 18s:
- 18-30s:
- A group of young Catholics meets every Wednesday at 7pm for a Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, followed by an informal supper in the Bishop Challoner Hall.
- Local outreach & community activities:
- Breakfast Club for the Homeless on Wednesday mornings. This is supported by the Ordinariate and run by the Companions of Malta.
- Other activities & ministries:
- Our Lady of the Assumption is home to the Central London group of the Ordinariate of our Lady of Walsingham. The Guild of Our Lady of Warwick Street meets every Tuesday at 6.15pm for Rosary, praying with special intention for the homeless of London.
- Leaders:
- Fr Mark Elliott Smith Parish Priest
- Affiliations & links:
- Churches Together
- Main Bible:
- Revised Standard Version
- Average Congregation:
- 150 adults
0 under 18s - Accessibility:
- Languages:
- English
- Office Contact:
- Fr Mark Elliott Smith
- Office Address:
-
24 Golden Square
Soho
London
W1F 9JR
- Office Telephone:
- 020 7734 9313
Tel: 020 7734 9313
Email: Click to email
Website: Not available
Meeting Venue
Warwick Street
Soho
London
W1F 9JR
Travel and Parking Info
Street parking
About Us
A Catholic chapel belonging to the Portuguese Embassy at 24 Golden Square existed in the early 18th Century. In 1747 the Portuguese Embassy moved; the house and chapel were taken over by the Bavarian Embassy. The chapel was severely damaged and its contents burnt during the Gordon Riots of 1780. The present chapel, opened on the feast of St Gregory the Great in 1790, has since been served by the London clergy. In 1854 it became a parish church, with the title Church of the Assumption. The sanctuary, built around 1880, was intended to be part of a reconstruction of the interior that was never carried out. The chapel is the only remaining Catholic Embassy Chapel of the Penal Times. Since 2013 it has been dedicated to the life of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.