# MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186431
- **Other names:** THE BELLARMINE INSTITUTE, THE HEYTHROP FACULTIES OF THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 19, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1186431


## Contact

- **Address:** MATER ECCLESIAE COLLEGE, St. Mary&#x27;s University, Waldegrave Road, TWICKENHAM
- **Postcode:** TW1 4SX
- **Phone:** 020 8240 1030
- **Email:** roderick.strange@stmarys.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/mater-ecclesiae-college/welcome.aspx



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE CATHOLIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY:A) CONDUCTING THE ECCLESIASTICAL FACULTIES OF THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY FOUNDED BY THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS IN LEUVEN IN 1614 AND TRANSFERRED FROM HEYTHROP COLLEGE TO ST MARY&#x27;S UNIVERSITY ON 17TH JULY 2019;B) CONDUCTING ANY OTHER ECCLESIASTICAL FACULTIES THAT MAY BE ERECTED IN ADDITION TO THE ECCLESIASTICAL FACULTIES MENTIONED IN (A) ABOVE, WHETHER AS AN ECCLESIASTICAL UNIVERSITY OR OTHERWISE; ANDC) PROVIDING SUCH OTHER EDUCATION AND FORMATION AS IS INCIDENTAL TO THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN (A) AND (B) ABOVE.

**Activities:** Since 17th July 2019, Mater Ecclesiae College has conducted the Ecclesiastical  Faculties of Theology and Philosophy at St Mary&#x27;s University in Twickenham. These were the Faculties formerly conducted by Heythrop College in London and most recently known as the Bellarmine Institute. The Faculties provide courses leading to the ecclesiastical degrees, up to Doctorate level, in Theology &amp; Philosophy.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **The Most Reverend JOHN FRANCIS SHERRINGTON** | Chair | Aug. 1, 2019 |
| Professor Gavin Gregory D&#x27;Costa |  | Aug. 1, 2019 |
| The Most Reverend Bernard Longley |  | Aug. 1, 2019 |
| The Most Reverend Charles Phillip Richard Moth |  | Feb. 14, 2026 |
| The Most Reverend John Wilson |  | Aug. 1, 2019 |
| The Most Reverend Mark Anthony O&#x27;Toole |  | June 20, 2022 |
| The Very Revd Professor Paul Gerard McPartlan |  | Oct. 28, 2024 |
| The Very Reverend Doctor Simon George Gaine OP |  | Aug. 1, 2019 |




