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Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Wilfrid Church, Selsey

12 Church Road, Selsey, PO20 0LS

You are warmly invited to join us for Mass and other activities at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Wilfrid's Church.

Sunday Mass: 11am
Weekday Mass: Monday, 10am
Please see 
the Mass Times page for full details.

  • Parking:  
    • small car park;
    • on-street (evenings and Sundays);
  • Wheelchair accessible.
  • Disabled toilet available.
  • Loop system installed.​
  • Parish hall (available to hire - contact us)

The Dedication of our Church

A stone relief of Our Lady holding the infant Jesus, with St Wilfrid in a boat on the sea, holding his crozier and reaching out towards the child
Our Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Wilfrid.

St Wilfrid, in about 681, founded in Selsey a monastery dedicated to Our Lady which now lies beneath the sea, due to coastal erosion. This may have been in the minds of those who chose to dedicate the Church to Our Lady and it may have been the Carmelite Monastery near Hunston (now closed) that suggested the dedication of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. ​

​The choice of St Wilfrid as co-patron would have been obvious – for it was Wilfrid who first brought the Christian Faith to Selsey, landing on the Peninsula and establishing a base from which to preach the Gospel to the South Saxons. He also taught the local population the skill of fishing in the sea: fishing has been a thriving local industry ever since.

Tour of St Wilfrid's Church
History of St Wilfrid's Church
We look to develop the Catholic faith of the community of Our Lady and the Saints of Sussex, ​to proclaim the Good News and to embrace all who seek the Lord.
​​St Richard of Chichester | Chichester | PO19 1XB
Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Wilfrid | Selsey | PO20 0LS
Our Lady of the Assumption | Bosham | PO18 8JH
St Peter | East Wittering | ​PO20 8PS
Tel 01243 782343
The parish is part of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.  ​Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust registered charity 252878. © Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. 
  • Home
  • New here?
  • Our Parish
    • Clergy & Churches >
      • St Richard's Church >
        • St Richard Heating Appeal
      • Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Wilfrid Church
      • Our Lady of the Assumption Church
      • St Peter's Church
    • Schools & Nursery
    • Administration
    • Parish Pastoral Council
  • Faith & Worship
    • Mass & Confession Times >
      • Christmas
    • Faith Enquiry
    • Prayer Opportunities
    • Ministries at Mass
    • Intercessions
    • Funerals
    • Supported Charities
  • Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
    • Eucharist (Holy Communion)
    • Reconciliation (Confession)
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Matrimony
    • Holy Orders
  • Social
    • For Men
    • For Children & Parents
    • For Everyone
    • Pastoral Care
  • Giving
    • Regular Giving
    • One-off Giving
    • Legacies
  • Newsletter
  • Contact