# List of churches in Norwich

The following is a list of churches in the district of Norwich. The district is the limit of the Norwich City Council and does not include several of the outlying suburbs.
The ancient medieval city of Norwich within the walls at one time had 57 parish churches, the largest collection of urban medieval buildings in any one city north of the Alps. Ten are still in use by the Church of England, while many are in use for other purposes.

## Active churches

The district has an estimated 73 active churches for 141,800 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 1,942 people.
| Name | Ward | Dedication | Founded | Denomination | Benefice | Notes |
| RCCG The Chapel Norwich | Crome | | 1998 | RCCG | | Current building at 193 Plumstead Rd, Norwich NR1 4AB |
| Bowthorpe Church | Bowthorpe | | 1984 | CoE / BU / Meth / URC | | |
| Norwich Syrian Orthodox Church | Bowthorpe | | 2008 | Syriac Orthodox | | Meets in Bowthorpe Church. Malankara Jacobite |
| Eternity Church | Bowthorpe | | | ? | | |
| St Elizabeth, Earlham | Wensum | Elizabeth | | Church of England | Earlham Parish | |
| Bowthorpe Road Methodist Church | Wensum | | c. 1950s | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | |
| Norwich Chinese Methodist Church | Wensum | | | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | Meets in Bowthorpe Road Methodist |
| St Mary, Earlham | University | Mary | Medieval | Church of England | Earlham Parish | |
| St Anne, Earlham | University | Anne | | Church of England | Earlham Parish | |
| Holy Apostles SS Peter & Paul, Norwich | University | Peter & Paul | | Roman Catholic | | |
| University of East Anglia Catholic Chaplaincy | University | | | Roman Catholic | | Masses twice a week |
| Jessopp Road URC, Norwich | University | | | URC | | About to join St Peter's Methodist as a Methodist/URC partnership |
| UEA Quaker Meeting | University | | | Quakers | | |
| Servant's Church | University | Jesus | | Calvary Chapel | | |
| St Catherine, Mile Cross | Mile Cross | Catherine of Alexandria | 1936 | Church of England | | |
| St Luke, New Catton | Mile Cross | Luke | 1990 | Church of England | St Luke & St Augustine | |
| Proclaimers | Sprowston East | | | Hillsong | | Outside Norwich City boundary |
| St George, Sprowston | Catton Grove | George | 1962 | Roman Catholic | St George | Parish includes churches in Hellesdon and Thorpe St Andrew outside city |
| Mile Cross Methodist Church | Catton Grove | | 1933 | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | |
| Oak Grove Community Church | Catton Grove | | | ? | | |
| Soul Church Norwich | Heartsease | | | Hillsong | | |
| Christ Church New Catton | Sewell | Jesus | 1840-1841 | Church of England | | First church to be built outside the city walls |
| St Mary Magdalene, Norwich | Sewell | Mary Magdalene | 1902-1903 | Church of England | | |
| Rosebery Road Methodist Church | Sewell | | 1908 | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | Congregation may be older |
| St Augustine, New Catton | Mancroft | Augustine of Canterbury | Medieval | Church of England | St Luke & St Augustine | Old building redundant 1997 (CCT 2000), now meets in nearby hall |
| St Barnabas, Heigham | Mancroft | Barnabas | 1903 | Church of England | St Thomas | Now part of St Thomas Norwich |
| St George, Colegate | Mancroft | George | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| St Andrew, Norwich | Mancroft | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | | Current building 1469-1506 |
| St Giles, Norwich | Mancroft | Giles | Medieval | Church of England | | Restored 1866-1867 |
| St Peter, Mancroft | Mancroft | Peter | Medieval | Church of England | | Greater Churches Network |
| St Stephen, Norwich | Mancroft | Stephen | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| St John the Baptist, Timberhill | Mancroft | John the Baptist | Medieval | Church of England | SS John the Baptist & Julian | |
| St Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Ch, Norwich | Mancroft | Alexander Nevsky | 2016 | Russian Orthodox | | |
| Norwich Central Baptist Church | Mancroft | | C17th | Baptist Union | | 2003 merger of St Mary's, Dereham Rd & Mile Cross Baptist churches |
| Old Meeting House Congregational Church | Mancroft | | C16th | Cong Federation | | Current building 1693 |
| Surrey Chapel | Mancroft | | 1844 | FIEC | | |
| Norwich Salvation Army Citadel | Mancroft | | | Salvation Army | | Mile Cross Salvation Army is just outside city boundary |
| Norwich Quaker Meeting | Mancroft | | | Quakers | | |
| Norwich Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Mancroft | | 1970s | 7th-Day Adventist | | |
| Grace Christian Fellowship Norwich | Mancroft | | | Independent | | Meets in St Edmund's, Fishergate |
| Alive Church Norwich | Mancroft | | c. 2010 | Ground Level | | |
| Potter's House Norwich | Mancroft | | 1984 | Potter's House | | Building previously home to Dereham Road Baptist |
| Octagon Chapel, Norwich | Mancroft | | 1680s | Unitarian | | Current building 1756. Presbyterian until early C19th |
| St Thomas, Norwich | Nelson | Thomas | 1880s | Church of England | St Thomas | Holy Trinity Brompton church plant 2013 |
| Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich | Nelson | John the Baptist | 1882-1910 | Roman Catholic | St John the Baptist Cath. | Cathedral of Diocese of East Anglia 1976 |
| St John the Theologian, Norwich | Nelson | John the Evangelist | | Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe | | Meets in Trinity URC. Previously met in St John de Sepulchre (below) |
| St Peter's Methodist Church, Park Lane | Nelson | Peter | 1939 | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | About to join Jessopp Road URC as a Methodist/URC partnership |
| Trinity URC, Norwich | Nelson | Trinity | 1867 | United Reformed Church | | Built 1956 on the site of the redundant Unthank Road Baptist Church demolished in 1955 |
| Holy Trinity, Heigham | Town Close | Trinity | 1861 | Church of England | | |
| St Alban, Norwich | Town Close | Alban | 1932-1937 | Church of England | St Thomas | Now part of St Thomas Norwich |
| Chapel Field Road Methodist Church | Town Close | | pre-1881 | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | Current building 1881 |
| Norwich Elim Church | Town Close | | | Elim | | |
| Gateway Vineyard Church | Town Close | | 2005 | Vineyard | | Meets in Norwich High School for Girls. Plant from Norwich Vineyard |
| Norwich Cathedral | Thorpe Hamlet | Holy & Undivided Trinity | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| St George, Tombland | Thorpe Hamlet | George | Medieval | Church of England | | |
| St Helen, Norwich | Thorpe Hamlet | Helena | Medieval | Church of England | | Only part of the giant building is still used as a church |
| St Julian, Norwich | Thorpe Hamlet | Julian of Norwich | Medieval | Church of England | SS John the Baptist & Julian | Bombed 1942, rebuilt 1953 mainly as a shrine to St Julian |
| St Matthew, Thorpe Hamlet | Thorpe Hamlet | Matthew | 1981 | Church of England | | Replaced Victorian church on different site (see below) |
| Dormition of the Mother of God, Norwich | Thorpe Hamlet | Dormition of Mary | 1934 | Greek Orthodox | | |
| Silver Road Baptist Church | Thorpe Hamlet | | 1910 | Baptist Union | | Congregation may be older |
| Princes Street URC, Norwich | Thorpe Hamlet | | 1819 | URC | | Current building 1868 |
| Norwich Evangelical Free Church | Thorpe Hamlet | | | Independent | | |
| King's Community Church Norwich | Thorpe Hamlet | | | Newfrontiers | | Meets in 3 locations across the city |
| St Francis, Heartsease | Crome | Francis of Assisi | 1956 | Church of England | | |
| Witard Road Baptist Church | Crome | | 1958-1959 | Baptist Union | | |
| Heartsease Lane Methodist Church | Crome | | | Methodist | Norwich Circuit | New building 1954 after original bombed |
| St Andrew, Eaton | Eaton | Andrew | Medieval | Church of England | Eaton Parish | Mostly meets in new church building next door, built 1993 |
| Christ Church, Eaton | Eaton | Jesus | | Church of England | Eaton Parish | |
| Ipswich Road URC, Norwich | Eaton | | 1952 | URC | | Originally plant from Princes St Congregational |
| Kingdom Life Norwich | Eaton | | | Independent | | Meets in City of Norwich School |
| St Mark, Lakenham | Lakenham | Mark | 1840s | Church of England | | |
| St John the Baptist & All Saints, Lakenham | Lakenham | John the Baptist & All Saints | Medieval | Church of England | Lakenham | |
| St Paul, Tuckswood | Lakenham | Paul | 1969 | Church of England | Lakenham | |
| Lakenham Catholic Meeting | Lakenham | | | Roman Catholic | St John the Baptist Cath. | Weekly masses discontinued November 2018 |
| One Norwich Elim Church | Lakenham | | | Elim (2015) | | Meets in Hewett Academy. Renamed from Lifestyle Church 2015 |

## Redundant and lost churches

NHCT is the Norwich Historic Churches Trust, a body that maintains and repurposes redundant church buildings in Norwich.
| Name | Ward | Dedication | Founded | Redundant or lost | Denomination | Notes |
| St Michael & All Angels, Bowthorpe | Bowthorpe | Michael & Angels | Medieval | 1790s | Church of England | Bowthorpe Church now situated next to ruins |
| St Michael, Hellesdon | Wensum | Michael | | | Church of England | Benefice with St Paul's & St Mary's, outside city. No Sunday services but midweek groups. |
| All Saints, Norwich | | All Saints | Medieval | 1973 | Church of England | NHCT. Since 2015 used as an antique centre and tearoom: |
| St Bartholomew, Ber Street | | Bartholomew | Medieval | C16th | Church of England | Piece of ruined tower remains |
| St Bartholomew, Heigham | | Bartholomew | Medieval | 1942 | Church of England | Destroyed by bombing during Baedeker Blitz 27-29 April 1942; only tower remains |
| St Benedict, Norwich | | Benedict of Nursia | Medieval, probably 11th C | 1942 | Church of England | Destroyed by bombing June 1942; only tower remains |
| St Christopher, Norwich | | Christopher | Medieval, possibly late Saxon, listed in Domesday book | C13th | Church of England | Destroyed by fire and not rebuilt |
| St Clement, Colegate | | | Medieval, probably 11th C. | 1971 | Church of England | NHCT. Formerly used as a stonemason's lodge. Currently in use as a crafts person and builder's store |
| St Clement, Conesford | | | Medieval | C16th | Church of England | one of nine parish churches in Conesford |
| St Edmund, Fishergate | | Edmund the Martyr | Medieval | 1950s | Church of England | NHCT. Formerly used as a cardboard box store for the factory across the road. Since then it has been restored and is currently in use by Call to Prayer |
| St Etheldreda, Norwich | | Æthelthryth | Medieval | 1961 | Church of England | NHCT. Currently in use as St Etheldreda's Artist Studio |
| St Gregory, Pottergate | | Pope Gregory I | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | NHCT. Currently being rented as an antiques centre, run by the same people that run the All Saints Antiques Centre |
| Saint James the Less, Pockthorpe | | James the Less | Medieval | 1972 | Church of England | NHCT. Home to Norwich Puppet Theatre since 1980 |
| St John the Theologian, Norwich | | John the Evangelist | Medieval | 1984 | Church of England | NHCT. AKA John de Sepulchre. Currently in use as a wedding and ceremonies venue run by The Flint Rooms |
| St John the Baptist, Maddermarket | | John the Baptist | Medieval | 1982 | Church of England | Used by Greek Orth. 1982–1990. Churches Conservation Trust |
| St Laurence, Norwich | | Lawrence of Rome | Medieval | 1968 | Church of England | Churches Conservation Trust |
| St Margaret, Norwich | | Margaret the Virgin | Medieval | 1975 | Church of England | NHCT. Known as the Church of Art due to its use as a venue for art exhibitions |
| St Martin at Oak, Norwich | | Martin of Tours | Medieval | 1960s | Church of England | NHCT. Currently in use as a music school and performance space run by The Wharf Academy |
| St Martin at Palace Plain, Norwich | | Martin of Tours | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | NHCT. This is Norwich Historic Churches Trust's base of operations. It includes a visitors' centre as well as the Trust's administrative offices |
| St Mary, Coslany | | Mary | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | NHCT. In use by a publishing service and an internet book-seller |
| St Mary the Less, Norwich | | Mary | Medieval | 1544 | Church of England | Used by a variety of denominations ever since |
| St Mary in the Marsh, Norwich | | Mary | Medieval | 1564 | Church of England | Parish church for old cathedral close. Demolished upon redundancy |
| St Matthew, Thorpe Hamlet (old) | | Matthew | 1851 | 1970s | Church of England | New St Matthew's built further from city centre (see above). Now offices |
| St Michael at Plea, Norwich | | Michael | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | NHCT. Currently rented to a Christian bookshop. It also has a cafe/tearoom and hosts a range of talks and events |
| St Michael at Thorn, Norwich | | Michael | Medieval | 1942 | Church of England | Damaged and burnt out by bombing 27 June 1942 and demolished during the 1950s. Porch incorporated into rebuilding of St Julian. |
| St Michael, Conesford | | Michael | Medieval | C16th | Church of England | |
| St Michael (Miles), Coslany | | Michael | Medieval | 1971 | Church of England | NHCT. Currently in use by The Oak Circus Centre and home to the Lost in Translation Circus Company |
| St Paul, Norwich | | Paul | Medieval | 1940s | Church of England | Damaged by bombing 27 June 1942 and demolished during the late 1950s. |
| St Peter Hungate, Norwich | | Peter | Medieval | 1936 | Church of England | NHCT. Since 2009 it has hosted the Hungate Medieval Art, an exhibition space celebrating Norwich's Medieval haritage and art |
| St Peter Parmentergate, Norwich | | Peter | Medieval | 1980 | Church of England | NHCT. Currently home to Amanda Bradbury, an integrative counselling specialist |
| St Peter Southgate, Norwich | | Peter | Medieval | 1880s | Church of England | Demolished |
| St Philip, Heigham | | Philip | 1872 | 1972 | Church of England | Demolished 1975 |
| St Saviour, Norwich | | Jesus | Medieval | 1970s | Church of England | NHCT. Now it is the Thalia Theatre Company, an educational arts related learning provider for disabled people with a focus on physical and sensory impairments and learning difficulties |
| SS Simon & Jude, Norwich | | Simon & Jude | Medieval | 1892 | Church of England | NHCT. Taken over by Curious Directive in 2018, it is used as a shared workspace for freelancers working in creative industries |
| St Swithin, Norwich | | Swithun | Medieval | 1951 | Church of England | NHCT. Home to Norwich Arts Centre since 1980 |
| Holy Apostles Jesuit Chapel | | Apostles | 1829 | 1880s | Roman Catholic | No longer needed once the cathedral was built |
| Baptist Chapel, St Mary's Plain | | | | | | Damaged and burned out in 1942 |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church, Theatre Street | | | | | URC | Damaged in 1942. Site cleared for city regeneration and the new Norwich Central library built there. Congregation moved to Unthank Road |