Collection GB 0074 CLC/388 - SAINT GEORGE'S CHURCH, LISBON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/388

Title

SAINT GEORGE'S CHURCH, LISBON

Date(s)

  • 1721-1983 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

11 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

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.

The group of English merchants known as the British Factory appears to have come into existence in Lisbon in 1654 when the first chaplain was appointed. A temporary chapel was opened in 1815 and a permanent church in 1822 devoted to Saint George the Martyr. The church has been rebuilt several times since that date.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/388 1721-1983 Collection 11 production units. St George's Anglican Church , Lisbon, Portugal

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.

The group of English merchants known as the British Factory appears to have come into existence in Lisbon in 1654 when the first chaplain was appointed. A temporary chapel was opened in 1815 and a permanent church in 1822 devoted to Saint George the Martyr. The church has been rebuilt several times since that date.

The records have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates. They have been catalogued by various members of staff since 1960. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Saint George's Anglican Church, Lisbon, Portugal; including transcript of gravestones in the cemetery, register of marriages and registers of burials.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

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

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

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

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.

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.

August to October 2010. Burial registers Organisation and management Administration Church administration Ecclesiastical districts Dioceses Structures Gravestones Primary documents Church records and registers Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Anglicanism Protestantism Christianity Ancient religions Religions Religion St George's Anglican Church , Lisbon , Portugal Lisbon Portugal Western Europe Europe Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates. They have been catalogued by various members of staff since 1960. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Saint George's Anglican Church, Lisbon, Portugal; including transcript of gravestones in the cemetery, register of marriages and registers of burials.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

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.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

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.

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area