The Cambridge University Catholic Chaplaincy, known as Fisher House after its patron, English martyr and Cambridge chancellor St John Fisher, is the Catholic chaplaincy for members of the University of Cambridge in England. Founded in 1896, it is now located on the site of a former inn on Guildhall Street in the centre of Cambridge. The current chaplain is Fr Alban McCoy, OFM Conv; the assistant chaplain is Fr Alastair Jones, OP and the chaplaincy assistant is Sr Mirjam Magyar, OP.
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