St John's College, Durham
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| University | University of Durham |
| Coordinates | 54°46′19″N 1°34′33″W / 54.7718825°N 1.5757305°WCoordinates: 54°46′19″N 1°34′33″W / 54.7718825°N 1.5757305°W |
| Motto | Fides nostra victoria |
| Motto in English | Our faith is our victory |
| Established | 1909 |
| Namesake | St John the Evangelist |
| Warden | Philip Plyming |
| Principal | David Wilkinson |
| Undergraduates | 392 |
| Postgraduates | 160 |
| Senior tutor | Mark Ogden |
| Mascot | Olav II |
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 Location in Durham, England
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St John's College is a college of the University of Durham, United Kingdom. It is one of only two "recognised colleges" of the university, the other being St Chad's. This means that it is financially and constitutionally independent of the university and has a greater degree of administrative independence than the other, "maintained", colleges. However, in order to maintain its status as a recognised college, the university council must approve the appointment of its principal and be notified of changes to its constitution.
St John's is Durham's second smallest college and comprises John's Hall for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying any university course and Cranmer Hall (named after Thomas Cranmer and with its own master or Warden), an Anglican theological college in the open evangelical tradition.
The college's chapel choir has flourished in recent years due to the college's commitment to supporting choral scholarships.
Founded as a Church of England theological college in 1909, it became a full constituent college of the university in 1919. In 1958 it was divided into Cranmer Hall theological college and the non-theological John's Hall. The halls have always held to a broadly evangelical tradition.
In 1973 St John's became the first Durham undergraduate male college to admit female students, though Cranmer Hall had been admitting women ordinands since 1966.
St John's was the first Church of England theological college to have both a lay person and a woman as principal (Ruth Etchells).
The college has an advowson (a right to appoint clergy to a parish) over four benefices: Chester-le-Street and Stranton in the Diocese of Durham and jointly with other avowees the benefices of Doddington with Benwick and Wimblington, and St Mark with St Paul, Darlington. Previously, the patron had complete power to appoint the new priest, however that power is now exercised jointly with the local bishop and parish.
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