St John the Evangelist Church, Gravesend

Gravesend, Kent

Archdiocese of Southwark

St John the Evangelist, Gravesend, with its tall Gothic tower and buttressed nave.
Illustration of St John the Evangelist Church, Gravesend

Sunday Mass

08:15, 11:00, 18:00

Saturday: 18:00 Vigil

Mass times this week

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 09:15

Tue

  • 09:15

Wed

  • –

Thu

  • 09:15
  • 12:00

Fri

  • 09:15

Sat

  • 10:00
  • 18:00 Vigil

Sun

  • 08:15
  • 11:00
  • 18:00
What the parish's page says
Sat 10am, 6pm(First Mass of Sunday) – St John’s Sun 8:15am, 11:00am, 6:00pm – St John’s
Source: Mass Times – St John the Evangelist. Retrieved 26 September 2026. Last changed on the source page 26 September 2026. Check with the parish for changes and holy days.

About St John the Evangelist Church, Gravesend

St John the Evangelist Church, Gravesend is a Roman Catholic church in Gravesend, Kent. It is part of the Archdiocese of Southwark.

The building

The church was built for Anglican use in 1834 and changed to Catholic use in 1851. The church is built of stock brick with stone dressings and has a canted apse, nave and aisles, and buttresses. A tall stock brick tower with saddleback roof was added in 1872-3 by Goldie and Child.

Sources for this profile

  1. Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist. School Adjoining the Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist to the North West, Non Civil Parish - 1089027 | Historic England (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1089027)Retrieved 13 September 2026 Source text © Historic England, licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0. Summarised by RomanCatholic.co.uk.

Clergy

  • Parish Priest - Non-Diocesan Rev Emmanuel Fatai Ogunnaike MSP
  • Assistant Priest - Non-Diocesan Rev Lawrence Danladi MSP
  • Shrine Chaplain Rev Anthony Crean RIP

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Map location for St John the Evangelist Church, Gravesend

192 Parrock St., Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1EN