Challoner Club

{{Short description|London gentlemen's club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Use British English|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox organization | name = The Challoner Club | full_name = | native_name =  | native_name_lang =  | logo = Club Coat of Arms.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_alt =  | caption = | map =  | map_size =  | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 =  | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | nickname = | pronunciation = | pronounce_ref = | pronounce_comment = | named_after = | predecessor = | merged_into =  | successor = | formation = 1949 (Refounded 2025) | founder =  | founding_location = | dissolved =  | merger =  | type =  | tax_id =  | registration_id =  | status =  | purpose =  | professional_title =  | headquarters = | location = London, United Kingdom | coordinates =  | origins = | region_served =  | products =  | services = | methods =  | fields =  | num_members =  | num_members_year =  | language =  | owner =  | secretary_general =  | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Calder Claydon | leader_title2 = Deputy Chairman | leader_name2 = Francisc Vladovici-Poplauschi | leader_title3 = Club Chaplain | leader_name3 = Rev. Fr. Christian de Lisle | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ =  | publication =  | parent_organization =  | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | ror_id =  | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | funding =  | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | num_students = | num_students_year = | awards = | website = | remarks = | former_name =  | footnotes = | bodystyle = }}

The '''Challoner Club''' is a London-based private members' club for Roman Catholics. It was founded as a gentlemen's club in 1949 and closed in 1997.<ref>[http://pntodd.users.netlink.co.uk/cases/cases_c/challon.htm In re Challoner Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519004402/http://pntodd.users.netlink.co.uk/cases/cases_c/challon.htm |date=19 May 2006 }}, ''The Times''.</ref><ref>[http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/11th-january-1952/4/challoner-club-has-doubled-membership Challoner Club has doubled membership], ''Catholic Herald''{{broken link|date=July 2025}}</ref> It took its name from Richard Challoner (1691–1781), who served as Catholic Vicar Apostolic of the London District for much of the 18th century. In 2025, the club reopened as a private members' social club.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.thechallonerclub.org/about |website=Challoner Club |access-date=14 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Tabitha |date=15 July 2025 |title=Challoner Club is revived as social club for young Catholics |url=https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/challoner-club-is-revived-as-social-club-for-young-catholics/ |access-date=16 July 2025 |website=The Tablet}}</ref>

The original club was based at 59 Pont Street in Knightsbridge, and hosted the library of the Irish Genealogical Research Society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kelly-clan.com/research/gettingstarted.htm |title=The History of Heraldry |access-date=17 March 2012 |archive-date=1 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101185720/http://www.kelly-clan.com/research/gettingstarted.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2025, the club was re-established as a private members' social club, with no permanent location, by a group of Catholic laity assisted by a priest of the Archdiocese of Westminster.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

In February 2026, Georgina, Duchess of Norfolk joined the club as their first Patron.

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Category:1949 establishments in England Category:1997 disestablishments in England Category:Catholic organizations Category:Knightsbridge Category:Gentlemen's clubs in London Category:2025 establishments in England