St Peter's Collegiate Church

St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
St Peter's Collegiate Church
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	High Church
Website	St Peter's Collegiate Church
History
Dedication	Saint Peter
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Lichfield
Parish	Central Wolverhampton
Clergy
Rector	Vacant
Laity
Reader(s)	Clare Whitney
Organist/Director of music	Vacant
Organist(s)	Elli-Mae McGlone (Organ Scholar), Toby Barnard (Assistant Organist), Dr. David Rendell (Organist Emeritus) & Peter Morris (Organist Emeritus)
Churchwarden(s)	Deborah Castle

St Peter's Collegiate Church is located in central Wolverhampton, England. For many centuries it was a chapel royal and from 1480 a royal peculiar, independent of the Diocese of Lichfield and even the Province of Canterbury. The collegiate church was central to the development of the town of Wolverhampton, much of which belonged to its dean. Until the 18th century, it was the only church in Wolverhampton and the control of the college extended far into the surrounding area, with dependent chapels in several towns and villages of southern Staffordshire.

Fully integrated into the diocesan structure since 1848, today St Peter's is part of the Anglican Parish of Central Wolverhampton. The Grade I listed building, much of which is Perpendicular in style, dating from the 15th century, is of significant architectural and historical interest. Although it is not a cathedral, it has a strong choral foundation in keeping with English Cathedral tradition. The Father Willis organ is of particular note: a campaign to raise £300,000 for its restoration was launched in 2008. Restoration began in 2018.^[1]