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Deanery of Reading

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The Deanery of Reading lies within the Church of England Archdeaconry of Berkshire in the Diocese of Oxford. As of 2007, there were reported to be 3,428 members of churches within the deanery.[1]

Deans

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Rural deans
  • 1859 Rev. John Wilder[2]
Area deans
  • -2013: Canon Brian Shenton[3]
  • 2014-2017: Rev'd Stephen Pullin
  • 2017- : Rev'd Dr Graeme Fancourt

Churches

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There are 35 churches in the Deanery of Reading, as of 2024, down from 39 in 2015:

  1. St Mary The Virgin, Beech Hill
  2. St Andrew, Caversham
  3. St John the Baptist, Caversham
  4. St Peter, Caversham
  5. St Nicolas, Earley
  6. St Peter, Earley
  7. St Barnabas, Emmer Green
  8. Trinity Church, Lower Earley
  9. St Margaret's, Mapledurham
  10. All Saints, Reading
  11. Christ Church, Reading
  12. Greyfriars, Reading
  13. Holy Trinity, Reading
  14. Minister of St Mary the Virgin, Reading
  15. New Hope Community Church, Reading
  16. St Agnes, Reading
  17. St Barnabas, Reading
  18. St Bartholomew, Reading
  19. St Giles, Reading
  20. St John the Evangelist and St Stephen, Reading
  21. St Laurence, Reading
  22. St Luke, Reading
  23. St Mark, Reading
  24. St Matthews, Reading
  25. St Paul, Reading
  26. St Mary's, Shinfield
  27. St Michael's & All Angels, Spencer's Wood
  28. All Saints, Swallowfield
  29. St Catherine of Siena, Tilehurst
  30. St George, Tilehurst
  31. St Mary Magdalen, Tilehurst
  32. St Michael, Tilehurst
  33. Emmanuel, Woodley
  34. St James, Woodley
  35. St John the Evangelist, Woodley

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Roll Summary". Diocese of Oxford. 23 June 2008.
  2. ^ The Oxford Diocesan Calendar and Clergy List. John Henry and James Parker. 1859. p. 118. ISBN 978-1167201387.
  3. ^ "Reading welcomes new area dean". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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