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WARSAW ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/413

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: WARSAW ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY

Date(s): 1964

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 1 envelope.

Name of creator(s): Warsaw Anglican Chaplaincy

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Bishop of London was held to exercise responsibility for Anglican churches overseas where no other bishop had been appointed. He retained responsibility for churches in northern and central Europe until 1980, but his jurisdiction in southern Europe ceased in 1842 on the creation of the diocese of Gibraltar. In 1980, the Bishop of London divested himself of all overseas jurisdiction and a new diocese of 'Gibraltar in Europe' was established.

In 1816 the British and Foreign Bible Society first began to preach in Warsaw. Their activities were interrupted by a Russian invasion and it was not until 1875 that an Anglican mission returned to the city. Between 1925 and 1927 the mission constructed a church, Emmanuel Chapel. However, the chapel was badly damaged by bombing during the Second World War and the building was demolished. After the war the church attempted to reclaim the site of the chapel but the government refused to recognise their claim. In 1995 the British Embassy set up a chaplaincy at the British School; and in 1996 the Polish Republic recognised the church and offered them use of a chapel.

Information from: http://www.anglicanchurch.pl/index2.php?page=our_history.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Certificates of baptisms carried out by the Warsaw Anglican Chaplaincy.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

One item.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

See also DL/E/A to DL/E/E for papers relating to the Diocese of London Overseas Jurisdiction; CLC/318 for the Diocese in Europe and CLC/319 for the Diocese of Gibraltar.

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: August to October 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Anglicanism | Protestantism | Christianity | Ancient religions | Religions
Baptism registers | Parish records | Documents | Information sources
Chaplaincy | Religious offices | Religious institutions
Chaplains | Clergy | Religious groups
Dioceses | Ecclesiastical districts | Church administration | Administration | Organisation and management
Polish (cultural identity) | National identity | Cultural nationalism | Cultural identity
Catholicism
Primary documents
Religion

Personal names

Corporate names
Warsaw Anglican Chaplaincy

Places
Warsaw | Poland | Eastern Europe