About
The Challoner Club is a private member's social club for Roman Catholics living, studying, or working in London.
The aim of the Club is to bring together Roman Catholics working or studying in or near London, through the means of formal dinners, balls, parties, and networking events.
History of the Club
The original Challoner Club was founded in Kensington, London in the late 1940s and was formally opened on the 20th of September 1949 by the Right Reverend Edward Myers, sometime Coadjutor Archbishop of Westminster, then Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster.
The First Chairman of the Challoner Club was Michael Derrick, an Old Dowegian, who served as the London Correspondent for L'Osservatore Romano, the daily newspaper of the Vatican City, and sometime Assistant Editor of The Tablet.
In 2025, the Challoner Club was re-established as a private member's social club by a group of Catholic laity, with the assistance of a priest of the Archdiocese of Westminster.