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St Gregory's Church, dedicated to Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great), is a Roman Catholic church serving the Old Town area and western suburbs of Eastbourne, a seaside town and borough in East Sussex, England.

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The church is licensed for worship in accordance with the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 and has the registration number 70779. The new building was registered for the solemnisation of marriages on 10 January 1967.

St Gregory's Church is one of three in the parish of Eastbourne, which is one of four (covering eight churches) which make up the Deanery of Eastbourne. In turn, this is one of 13 deaneries in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. The other churches in the parish are Our Lady of Ransom in the town centre and St Agnes' in the east end.

In 2005–06, the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton analysed the attendance, capacity and parish structure of all of its churches. It reported that two priests served the parish of Eastbourne, and that the weekly Mass attendance across all three churches was 1,257 (figures per church were not given). St Gregory's Church offered one Sunday Mass and the seating capacity was reported to be 200.