Lancaster Priory

Lancaster Priory
Priory Church of St Mary
Lancaster Priory
Lancaster Priory Location in Lancaster
54°03′03″N 2°48′21″W / 54.0507°N 2.8057°W / 54.0507; -2.8057
OS grid reference	SD 474,619
Location	Lancaster, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	High church/Liberal Anglo-Catholic
Website	Lancaster Priory
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated	22 December 1953
Reference no.	1195068
Architect(s)	Henry Sephton Paley and Austin Austin and Paley
Architectural type	Church
Specifications
Capacity	600
Length	145 feet (44 m)
Number of spires	1
Spire height	96 feet (29 m)
Materials	Sandstone Slate and lead roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Blackburn
Archdeaconry	Lancaster
Deanery	Lancaster and Morecambe
Parish	Lancaster St Mary with St John and St Anne
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Leah Vasey-Saunders
Assistant priest(s)	Revd Dr Louis Johnson
Laity
Reader(s)	Prof Richard G. Carter, Lois C Kirtley
Director of music	Dr Rebekah Okpoti
Organist(s)	Ian Pattinson
Churchwarden(s)	Dave Russell,

Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is located near Lancaster Castle and since 1953 has been designated a Grade I listed building.^[1] It is in the deanery of Lancaster, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is combined with that of St John and St Anne.^[2]