Rural Dean—Rev. W. F. Patteson, Vicar of St. Helen.
| Benefice. | Pop. | Incumbent. | Wh. Inst. | Curate. | Ch. Acc. |
| All Saints St. Julian, R. | 667 | Kant W. | 1868 | 150 | |
| St. Andrew, V. | 978 | Copeman A. C. | 1857 | 700 | |
| St. Augustine, R. | 1890 | Rackham M. J. | 1848 | 240 | |
| St. Benedict, V. | 1381 | Dombrain J. | 1865 | 300 | |
| St. Clement, R. | 3961 | Rigg R. | 1842 | 350 | |
| Christ Church, V. | Wade R. | 1852 | 629 | ||
| St. Edmund, R. | 753 | Taylor T. | 1864 | 425 | |
| St. Etheldred, V. | 614 | Bishop W. | 1865 | 100 | |
| St. George Colegate, V. | 1607 | Durdin A. W. | 1852 | 380 | |
| St. George Tombland, V. | 687 | Trimmer K. | 1842 | 400 | |
| St. Giles, V. | 1586 | Ripley W. N. | 1859 | Brownjohn J. | 600 |
| St. Gregory, V. | 934 | Wortley J. | 1864 | 500 | |
| St. Helen, V. | 507 | Patteson W. F. | 1824 | 289 | |
| St. James, V. Pockthorpe and Barracks | 3408 | Pringle A. D. | 1865 | 340 | |
| St. John Maddermkt, R. | 537 | Price G. F. | 1863 | 461 | |
| St. John Sepulchre, V. | 2219 | Moore W. T. | 1865 | 300 | |
| St. John Timberhill, V. | 1302 | Titlow S. | 1831 | 400 | |
| St. Julian, R. | 1361 | See All Saints | 150 | ||
| St. Lawrence, R. | 877 | Hillyard E. A. | 1861 | 600 | |
| St. Margaret, R. | 664 | Cobb J. W. | 1848 | 500 | |
| St. Martin at Palace, V. | 1085 | Barker R. W. | 1866 | 360 | |
| St. Martin at Oak, V. | 2546 | Caldwell C. | 1858 | 300 | |
| St. Mary Coslany, V. | 1498 | Morse C. | 1851 | 250 | |
| St. Mary in the Marsh, V. (Bishop’s Chapel) | 451 | Matchett J. C. | 1824 | 120 | |
| St. Michael Coslany, R. | 1365 | Kidd R. H. | 1867 | 600 | |
| St. Michael at Plea, R. | 379 | Morse C. | 1839 | 200 | |
| St. Michael at Thorn. | 2121 | Davies A. | 1865 | 379 | |
| St. Paul, R. | 2907 | 1826 | 430 | ||
| St. Peter Hungate, R. | 399 | Titlow S. | 1839 | 200 | |
| St. Peter Mancroft, V. | 2575 | Turner C. | 1848 | Ram E. | 1000 |
| St. Peter per Mountergate, V. | 2868 | Durst J. | 1862 | Hull B. | 400 |
| St. Peter Southgate, R. | 457 | Bishop W. | 1865 | 120 | |
| St. Saviour, V. | 1532 | Cooke W. H. | 1856 | 400 | |
| St. Simon & St. Jude, R. | 283 | Osborne J. F. | 450 | ||
| St. Stephen, V. | 4191 | Baldwin C. | 1863 | 700 | |
| St. Swithin, R. | 699 | Slipper W. A. | 1865 | 350 |
The following are the clergy of the Hamlets not included in the Deanery of Norwich.
| Benefice. | Pop. | Incumbent. | Wh. Inst. | Curate. | Ch. Acc. |
| Earlham, V. with Bowthorpe (no church) | 195 | Payne J. H. | 1849 | 120 | |
| Eaton, V. | 930 | Weston F. | 1865 | 200 | |
| Heigham, R. | 13894 | Dixon J. G. | 1868 | Rust J. C. Sharley G. | 250 |
| ,, Holy Trinity, R. | Rust C. T. | 1865 | 1100 | ||
| ,, St. Philip, V. | Nash T. A. | 1868 | |||
| Hellesdon, R. | 496 | Howell H. | 1855 | Cornford J. | 100 |
| Lakenham St. Mark, V. | 3808 | Garry N. T. | 1861 | Morse A. S. Leach J. | 840 |
| Thorpe St. Matthew, V. | 2388 | Owen J. S. | 1869 | 518 | |
| Trowse, V. | 1404 | Pownall A. | 1860 | 300 | |
| with Lakenham, V. | 2079 | 200 |
Nonconformists.
| Baptist. | Acc. |
Rev. Geo. Gould | St. Mary’s Chapel | 900 |
Rev. Thos. Foston | St. Clement’s Chapel | 900 |
Rev. R. B. Clare | Priory Yard Chapel | 400 |
Rev. C. H. Hosken | Gildencroft Chapel | 500 |
Rev. W. Hawkins | Cherry Lane Chapel | 250 |
Rev. J. Brunt | Orford Hill Chapel | 500 |
Rev. R. Govett | Surrey Road Chapel | 1100 |
Rev. H. Trevor | Pottergate Street Chapel | 100 |
Independent. | ||
Rev. J. Hallett | Old Meeting Chapel | 700 |
Rev. Philip Colborne | Chapel in the Field | 900 |
Rev. G. S. Barrett | Prince’s Street Chapel | 1000 |
Countess ofHuntingdon’s Connexion. | ||
Rev. Burford Hooke | The Tabernacle Chapel | 1000 |
Rev. J. J. J. Kempster | Dereham Road Chapel | 100 |
WesleyanMethodist. | ||
Rev. Hugh Jones Rev. Wesley Butters Rev. George Boggis | Lady’s Lane Chapel | 1000 |
Rev. J. Schofield | Calvert Street and New City Chapel | 1200 |
Rev. R. Abercrombie, M.A. |
| 900 |
PrimitiveMethodist. | ||
Rev. J. Scott | St. Catherine’s Plain Chapel | 600 |
Rev. R. Betts | Cowgate Street Chapel | 300 |
Rev. B. Bell | Dereham Road Chapel | 700 |
FreeChurch. | ||
Rev. J. Crompton | Dutch Church | 600 |
Unitarian. | ||
Rev. J. D. H. Smyth | Octagon Chapel | 750 |
Presbyterian. | ||
Rev. W. A. Mc Allan | St. Peter’s Hall | 800 |
CatholicApostolic Church. | ||
Rev. A. Inglis, B.A. | Clement Court, Redwell Street | 200 |
RomanCatholics. | ||
Rev. P. Costello / Rev. R. Sumner | Willow Lane Chapel | 400 |
Rev. Canon Dalton | St. John’s Chapel | 600 |
Jews. | ||
Rev. S. Caro | The Synagogue, St. Faith’s Lane | 150 |
CHAPTER IV.
Religious, Educational, & Benevolent.
Nearly all of the Religious Institutions in Norwich have arisen during the present century, and annual meetings are held on their behalf. But the Bible Society, the most important of them all, has been supported by both Churchmen and Dissenters. It was founded in 1811, since which year it has distributed 323,000 bibles in the city and county, and remitted to the Parent Society more than £120,000. The late J. J. Gurney was an ardent supporter of this society, and delivered his last great speech on its behalf at an annual meeting in St. Andrew’s Hall.
Of the other societies the Church Missionary Society has taken the lead, and the Lord Bishop of the diocese has generally presided. This society was instituted here in 1813, and it has raised more than £70,000. The Rev. Edward Bickersteth, one of its founders and its first secretary, was partner with Thomas Bignold, Esq., solicitor of this city (brother to Sir Samuel Bignold), whose sister he married. At the first meeting in St. Andrew’s Hall, upwards of £700 was collected. Mr. Bickersteth was ordained in 1815 by Bishop Bathurst, and after visiting Africa on behalf of the mission, became secretary of the Parent Society.
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts is, however, the oldest missionary society of the Church of England, and annual meetings on its behalf have been held here all through the present century. It has two objects in view—first, by carrying the gospel to our colonists to prevent christians from becoming heathens in faith and practice; second, to make heathens christians. The work of the society has been chiefly in our colonies. In following the direction of its original charter, the society has been vindicated by the practice of other more recent missionary societies of the Church of England.