Chichester Theological College (1838–1994) was an

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theological college for the

Diocese of Chichester The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cathe ...

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, England. Its

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was

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and

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History

Chichester Theological College was founded by William Otter in July 1838, the first such diocesan college in England.

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, was its first principal and the first donation, of £50, for the college was from

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. From 1886, during Josiah Sanders Teulon's time as principal, the college experienced a gradual decline in students. This was exacerbated in 1899 when he resigned but retained his income as a resident

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. At a meeting of the college council, it was resolved to close the college. However, the vice-principal made a successful case for continuing and Herbert Rickard was appointed the new principal. In 1903, a hostel in West Street, Chichester, was bought for £1000 by the college council, the balance being paid by the principal in memory of his wife. This was refitted and became the college headquarters. This hostel was sold in 1919 and the proceeds went towards the purchase of new headquarters in Westgate, Chichester, for £3500. On 1 May 1919, the college was formally reopened by Bishop Charles Ridgeway (his last episcopal act) and was dedicated to St Richard of Chichester. During the

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the college was forced to move temporarily to

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while its buildings in Chichester were used by the military authorities. At the end of the war, the college buildings were sold, except for Marriott House, which was used to house the reopened college from 21 October 1946. New residential accommodation, named Gillett House, was designed by Ahrends, Burton and Koralek, now a

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Closure

After the closure of Chichester Theological College in 1994, its theological library was transferred to the

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. In addition, St Bartholomew's Chapel, which served as the chapel to the theological college, is now the chaplaincy building of Chichester College. St Bartholomew's Church after being vacant since 2015 when the 10 year lease to Chichester College as a performance space ended, was sold to a local family partnership as an arts and community hire venue called the Chichester City Arts Centre. The centre is also the home of the Rosemary Bell Academy of Dance, a local 10 year old school for teaching classical ballet to the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus to children of pre-school and school age as well as adult students. The centre opened in September 2022.

List of principals

* 1838:

, supporter of the

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* 1842: Henry Browne, English classical and biblical scholar * 1846: Philip Freeman, scholar and

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* 1854: Charles Anthony Swainson * 1870: Arthur Rawson Ashwell, writer, preacher, teacher and canon residentiary of

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* 1879:

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, the first

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* 1886: Josiah Sanders Teulon * 1899: Herbert Rickard until 1918 * 1919: Herman Leonard Pass, reopened the college after the

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* 1933: Charles Scott Gillett * 1946: John Moorman,

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from 1956 to 1975 * 1956: Cheslyn Jones * 1971: Alan Wilkinson * 1975: Robert John Halliburton * 1982: John Hind,

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* 1991: Peter Atkinson,

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Notable alumni

* James Ayong (1944-2018), Archbishop of Papua New Guinea * George Austin (1931-2019), Archdeacon of York * Paul-Gordon Chandler (born 1964), former Bishop of Wyoming, and author * Barry Curtis (born 1933), Bishop of Calgary and Metropolitan of

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* Edwin Dodgson (1846–1918), missionary *

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(born 1952), Bishop of The Murray, formerly Bishop of Plymouth * Arthur John Hawes (born 1943),

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* Christopher Hewetson (born 1937),

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* Michael Houghton (1949–1999),

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* Roger Jupp (born 1956), Bishop of

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* Morris Maddocks (1928–2008),

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in the

* David Nicholls (1936–96), theologian * Conrad Noel (1869-1942), noted Christian Socialist known as the 'Red Vicar' * Ernest Raymond (1888–1974), novelist * David Rossdale (born 1953), Bishop of Grimsby * Oswald Trellis (born 1935), Dean of St George's Cathedral, Georgetown * Victor Whitechurch (1868-1933), writer of detective fiction * Stephen Lake (born 1963),

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References

External links

Diocese of Chichester site
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