| St Matthew's Newcastle | |
| Location: | Big Lamp, Summerhill Street, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.9713°N -1.6292°W |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
| Churchmanship: | Anglo-Catholic / High Church |
| Website: | matthewhighelswick.com |
| Founded Date: | 1869 |
| Dedication: | Saint Matthew |
| Dedicated Date: | 1870 |
| Consecrated Date: | 1880 |
| People: | Father Robert Daunt, Canon Oliver Churchyard.[1] |
| Status: | Active |
| Functional Status: | Parish church |
| Architect: | R. J. Johnson (1832 - 1892) |
| Parish: | Newcastle: St Matthew and St Mary |
| Deanery: | Newcastle West Deanery |
| Archdeaconry: | Archdeaconry of Northumberland |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Newcastle |
| Province: | Province of York |
| Priest: | Fr Richard Deadman |
The Church of Saint Matthew is a Church of England Grade II* listed[2] parish church located in the High Elswick area of Newcastle upon Tyne,[3] within the Georgian suburb of Summerhill [4]
Saint Matthew's was formed out of Saint John's parish in November, 1869, and the Parish is the home of four former parishes - Saint Philip (Elswick), Saint Augustine (Brighton Grove), Saint Matthew (Big Lamp), and Saint Mary the Virgin (Rye Hill).[5]
Saint Matthew's was founded after the foundations of the Catholic Revival had been set; with its first Vicar, Father Robert Daunt, being described by the time of his death as "a decided High Churchman, [who] had held strong views on the question of the independence of the Church in spiritual matters.".[6] As such, the church has, from its founding, followed the Anglo-Catholic High Church tradition — a rarity within the diocese.