St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic church on the Chantry Estate in Ipswich. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.St Mark, Ipswich, Article from the Suffolk Churches website It opened in May 1959.New at Ipswich, from the Catholic Herald
Prior to the establishment of St. Mark's, the area was within the parish of St Pancras Church, Ipswich. Initially it was served by the Franciscans at East Bergholt, who also ministered at Brantham."A concise history of the Friars in Britain 1224 -", Order of Friars Minor in Great Britain Around 1973 most of the friars moved from East Bergholt to Canterbury, while a few set up small friary at Ipswich. The Franciscans withdrew in 1994.St. Mark's Friary, Ipswich 1973 - 1994
There is also a Roman Catholic Primary School attached to the parish, also called St Mark's,Ofsted report which opened in 1967.St. Mark's Catholic Primary School In 2018, St. Mark's School won the Suffolk Junior Schools Mock Trial Competition.Hunt, Jane. "Mock trial competition aims to teach pupils about justice system", Diss Mercury, 17 November 2019
The Catholic Church of the Holy Family in the village of Brantham is served from St Mark’s.St. Mark's Roman Catholic Parish Ipswich
References
External links St. Mark's Parish website