This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in the City of Westminster within the Greater London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.

History London's churches and chapels are extraordinarily numerous and diverse. Anglican and nonconformist churches and chapels are most numerous, but there are also many Catholic churches as well as places of worship for non-Christian religions.

Most of the Anglican churches lie within the Anglican dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. The Catholic dioceses that cover Greater London are, north of the Thames and west of the Lea, the Diocese of Westminster; south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark; and north of the Thames and east of the Lea, the Diocese of Brentwood.

Significance Although many churches and chapels were entirely or partly lost to 19th-century demolitions and to bombing in the Second World War, many historic, architecturally significant and religiously significant buildings remain, particularly in the City of London and the City of Westminster. A number of the churches are mentioned in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.

List of churches Active churches Church name LocationDedicationWebFounded Denomination NotesSt Clement DanesStrandPope Clement IC9thAnglicanRebuilt C11th, C14th, 1680–1682, 1958Westminster AbbeyWestminsterPeterC10thRoyal peculiar. Rebuilt 1245–1517St Margaret, WestminsterWestminsterMargaret the VirginC11thRebuilt 1486–1523. Now under governance of W. AbbeySt Marylebone Parish ChurchMaryleboneMaryC12thRelocated 1400, rebuilt 1742, relocated 1813–1817St Martin-in-the-FieldsTrafalgar SquareMartin of ToursC13thRebuilt 1542, 1721–1726St Mary le StrandStrandMaryC13thMet in St Clement Danes 1549–1714. Rebuilt 1714–1723St Mary on Paddington GreenLittle VeniceMaryMedievalRebuilt 1791. Previous buildings were St Nicholas' & St James's Savoy ChapelStrandJohn the Baptist1512Royal peculiar Queen's Chapel St James   1623–1625Chapel Royal. External adjunct to St James's PalaceSt Paul, Covent GardenCovent GardenPaul1631–1633Known as 'the actors' church'. First post-Reformation UK churchSt James, PiccadillyPiccadillyJames1684Restored following BlitzSt Anne, SohoSohoAnne1677–1686Destroyed 1940, rebuilt 1990–1991St George, Hanover SquareMayfairGeorge1721–1725 Grosvenor Chapel Mayfair Richard Grosvenor 1730Became chapel of ease 1829 Annunciation, Marble Arch Marble Arch Annunciation 1787Chapel of ease until rebuilding 1912–13St John's Wood ChurchSt John's WoodNone?1814Chapel of ease until 1952St Matthew, BayswaterBayswaterMatthew1818Rebuilt 1882St Mary, Bryanston SquareMaryleboneMary1823–1824Commissioners' church. Recent HTB church plant All Souls, Langham Place Regent Street All Souls 1824Commissioners' churchSt Peter, Eaton SquareBelgraviaPeter1824–1827Commissioners' church. Rebuilt 1837, and 1991 following arsonSt John the Evangelist, Hyde ParkPaddingtonJohn the Evangelist1832St James, PaddingtonPaddingtonJames the Less1841–1843Rebuilt 1882, renovated 1958St Paul, KnightsbridgeKnightsbridgePaul1843St Barnabas, PimlicoPimlicoBarnabas1847–1850St Matthew, WestminsterWestminsterMatthew1849–1851Rebuilt 1984 following arsonSt Gabriel, Warwick SquarePimlicoGabriel1851–1853Anglo-CatholicSt Saviour, Warwick AvenueWarwick AvenueJesus1855–1856Rebuilt 1976. United with St Mary on Paddington Green 2010St Stephen, Westbourne ParkWestbourneStephen1856 All Saints, Margaret Street Fitzrovia All Saints 1850–1859Anglo-CatholicSt James the Less, PimlicoPimlicoJames the Less1858–1861St Saviour, PimlicoPimlicoJesus1863–1864St Cyprian, Clarence GateMaryleboneCyprian1866Rebuilt 1903St Augustine, KilburnKilburnAugustine of C?1870Rebuilt 1880. Bishop of FulhamSt Mary Magdalene, PaddingtonPaddingtonMary Magdalene1867–1872St Mary, Bourne StreetSloane SquareMary1874St Luke, West KilburnWest KilburnLuke1876–1877St David's Welsh Church, Paddington GreenPaddingtonDavid of Wales1885First building 1890, rebuilt 1896Emmanuel, Harrow RoadPaddingtonJesus1886Rebuilt 1995. United with St Luke's West KilburnHoly Trinity, South KensingtonS KensingtonTrinity1901Earlier chapel in area dates back to 1629Christ Church MayfairMayfairJesus2001Anglican / Co-MissionChurch plant from St Helen's Bishopsgate. Building was CoEOur Lady of the Assumption & St GregoryWarwick StreetMary & Gregory1730sRoman CatholicRebuilt 1789–1790. Central church of Ordinariate of OL Walsingham St Patrick, Soho Square Soho Square Patrick1792Rebuilt 1893. Masses in Spanish and Portuguese St James, Spanish Place Marylebone James1793–1796Originally connected with Spanish Embassy. New building 1890Our Lady of St John's WoodSt John's WoodMary1832Rebuilt 1836 Immaculate Conception, Farm Street Mayfair Imm Conception 1849served by the Society of Jesus. Parish church from 1966Our Lady of the RosaryMaryleboneMary1855Rebuilt 1963 St Mary of the Angels, Bayswater Bayswater Mary 1851–1857 St Charles Borromeo, Ogle Street Fitzrovia Charles Borromeo1861–1863parish associated with the Neocatechumenal Way Notre Dame de France Soho Mary 1865Francophone church. Building early C19th, reconstructed 1948–1953Our Lady of Lourdes & St Vincent de PaulHarrow RoadMary & Vincent1876Building 1882, rebuilt 1976 Westminster Cathedral WestminsterPrecious Blood 1895–1903Our Lady of Sorrows/Our Lady of LebanonPaddingtonMary1912including services in both the Latin and Maronite rites Holy Apostles, Pimlico Pimlico Apostles1917Old chapel of ease destroyed 1941. Rebuilt as parish church 1957Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, QueenswayQueenswayMary1954Became parish in 1973. Mass in English. Popular with visitors and tourists because of its location.Our Lady, Queen of the World Convent ChapelSt John's Wood Sacred Heart of Jesus Westminster Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile Mayfair Holy Family1965 Ukrainian CatholicBuilding erected 1887 as King's Weigh House Congregational St Sophia's Cathedral, Bayswater Bayswater Wisdom of God1877–1879 Greek Orthodox Replaced earlier church of Christ our Saviour, London Wall Annunciation of the Mother of God Bayswater Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Chapel Cathedral of the Dormition & All Saints Knightsbridge Dormition & All Sts1956 Russian Orthodox Building erected as All Saints Anglican church 1849 St John's Wood Road Baptist Church St John's Wood1826 Baptist Moved to present site 1900sHinde Street Methodist ChurchMarylebone1807–1810MethodistPart of West London Methodist Mission; see also King's Cross MC Methodist Central Hall, Westminster Westminster1905–1912 Methodist St Paul's United Reformed Church Bayswater Paul URC Formerly PresbyterianSwiss Church in LondonCovent Garden1762?French, German. First building 1775, current one 1855 Ulrika Eleonora Church Marylebone 1911 Ch of Sweden Abroad Only Swedish church in London French Protestant Church of London Soho Square 1550French ProtestantBuilding erected 1891–1893. Only Huguenot church in London New Life Bible Presbyterian Church Queen's Park 1993 Presbyterian Separated from URC, meets in ex-URC building Crown Court Church Covent Garden 1711 Church of Scotland Rebuilt 1909. Oldest CoS church in England Regent Hall Oxford Street 1882 Salvation Army Orange Street Congregational Church St James's 1787 EFCC Westminster Chapel Pimlico 1840 EFCC-FIEC founded as Congregational. New building 1865 Westminster Meeting House Westminster Quakers Rossmore Hall Evangelical Church Marylebone Brethren Hope Community Church Covent Garden IndependentMeets in a cafe. Was Covent Garden Evangelical Church Hope Hall Queen's Park C19thIndependent

Defunct churches

Church nameNeighbourhoodDedicationFoundedEnded Denomination NotesSt Peter, Vere StreetMarylebonePeter1722C20thAnglicanOnce known as Oxford Chapel. Now home to London Institute for Contemporary ChristianitySt John, Smith SquareSmith SquareJohn the Evangelist17281941Restored 1962–1969, now used as a concert hallSt Mark, MayfairMayfairMark1825–18281974Now used for events and other church groupsHoly Trinity, MaryleboneMaryleboneTrinity18281930sNow used for holding eventsChrist Church, Harrow RoadPaddingtonJesus18421940Demolished 1953Holy Trinity, Bishop's Bridge RoadPaddingtonTrinity18461971Demolished 1984All Saints, Norfolk SquarePaddingtonAll Saints18481919Demolished 1961Christ Church, Lancaster GatePaddingtonJesus18561977DemolishedSt Philip, Manor PlacePaddingtonPhilip18611893DemolishedSt Michael & All Angels, Star StreetPaddingtonMichael & Angels18641964Demolished 1967Christ Church Down StreetMayfairJesus18651990sClosed 1990s but now used by Christ Church Mayfair, a new CoE church (see above)St Luke, Tavistock RoadPaddingtonLuke18681963DemolishedSt Peter, Elgin AvenuePaddingtonPeter18711975DemolishedSt Paul, Harrow RoadPaddingtonPaul18741947DemolishedSt Jude, Lancefield StreetPaddingtonJude18791959DemolishedSt Martha, Cirencester StreetPaddingtonMartha18801957DemolishedSt Simon, Saltram CrescentPaddingtonSimon the Zealot18991978Enon Chapel18231839BaptistWest Street ChapelSt James1741early C19thMethodistNo longer used as a churchQueen's Park United Reformed ChurchHarrow RoadURC

Related lists List of churches in London List of Christopher Wren churches in London List of places of worship in London, 1804 Union of Benefices Act 1860 Commission for Building Fifty New Churches

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