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Selby Abbey
Anglican church in Selby, North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selby Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey and current Anglican parish church in the town of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. It is a member of the Major Churches Network in England.
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OS grid reference | SE615323 |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | www.selbyabbey.org.uk/ |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1069; 955 years ago (1069) |
Founder(s) | Benedict of Auxerre |
Dedication | St Mary the Virgin and St Germain |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I[1] |
Designated | 16 December 1952 |
Style | Romanesque, Decorated Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1069–1465 |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | York |
Archdeaconry | York |
Deanery | Selby |
Parish | Selby |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Revd Canon John Weetman[2] |
Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Dr Julie Watson; The Revd Paul Finlinson[2] |
Curate(s) | The Revd Dan Thomas[2] |
Laity | |
Reader(s) | Karen Banks[2] |
Organist/Director of music | Oliver Waterer[2] |
Organist(s) | Ian Seddon[2] |
Churchwarden(s) | Elaine Exley; Sue Taggert[2] |
Verger | Andrew Twineham; Quinn Croft[2] |
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