List of places of worship in Cardiff

This is a list of places of worship in Cardiff , capital city of Wales.

Currently active

Buddhist

• Cardiff Buddhist Centre, Roath ^[1]
• Kagyu Samye Dzong, Canton ^[2]

Christian

Baptist Union of Great Britain

Bethel, Whitchurch

• Albany Road Baptist Church, Roath Park ^[3]
• Alfred Tilly Memorial Baptist Church (Rumney Baptist Church), Rumney ^[4]
• Ararat, Whitchurch ^[5]
• Belmont, Tremorfa ^[6]
• Bethany, Rhiwbina ^[7]
• Bethel, Whitchurch ^[8]
• Calvary, Canton ^[9]
• Christchurch United Church, Llanedeyrn ^[10]
• Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Grangetown ^[11]
• Ely (Archer Rd) Baptist, The Church on the Roundabout, Ely ^[12]
• Grangetown Baptish Church, Grangetown ^[13]
• Llanishen Baptist Church, Llanishen ^[14]
• Lisvane Baptist Church, Lisvane ^[15]
• Pentyrch Street, Cathays ^[16]
• Siloam, Llanrumney ^[17]
• Splott Baptist Church, Splott ^[18]
• Tredegarville Baptist Church, Roath, ^[19] also used by Life Church Cardiff ^[20]
• Woodville Baptist Church, Cathays ^[21]

Baptist Union of Wales

Tabernacl Chapel

• Tabernacl, city centre ^[22]

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rhiwbina

Church in Wales

Llandaff Cathedral

• Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff
• All Saints', Llandaff North
• All Saints', Rhiwbina
• Christ Church, Roath Park
• Christ Church, Radyr
• St Andrew and St Teilo, Cathays, operating as Citizen Church ^[23]
• St Augustine's, Rumney
• St Catherine's, Canton
• St David's, Caerau
• St Denys', Lisvane
• Dewi Sant, city centre – formerly St Andrew's ^[24]
• St Dyfrig and St Samson, Grangetown ^[25] (also used by the Romanian Orthodox Parish of St Stephen) ^[26]
• St Edward the Confessor, Roath
• St Edeyrn's, Old St Mellons
• St Faith's, Llanishen
• St German's, Adamsdown
• St Isan's, Llanishen
• St John the Baptist, city centre – one of the two churches of medieval Cardiff, with St Mary's.

St John the Baptist

• St John the Baptist, Danescourt
• St John the Evangelist, Canton (also used by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Parish of the Kazan Icon of The Mother of God) ^[27]
• St Luke's, Canton
• St Margaret's, Roath
• St Mark's, Gabalfa
• St Martin's Roath
• St Mary's Whitchurch
• St Mary the Virgin, Butetown
• St Michael and All Angels, Cathays
• St Paul's, Grangetown
• St Philip, Tremorfa ^[28]
• Church of the Resurrection, Ely
• St Saviour's, Splott
• St Thomas's, Birchgrove
• St Timothy's, Caerau

Ecumenical churches and shared churches

• Canton Uniting Church, Canton (Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church) ^[29]
• Christchurch, Llandaff North (shared by Methodist and United Reformed churches) ^[30]
• Christchurch, Fairwater (shared by Methodist and United Reformed churches) ^[31]
• St David's Ecumenical Church, Pentwyn (Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church in Wales and United Reformed Church) ^{[32] [33] [34]}
• Llanrumney Community Church, Llanrumney (shared by Rhiwbina Baptist Church and New Hope Community Church) ^{[35] [36]}
• Pontprennau Community Church, Pontprennau (Baptist, Church in Wales, Methodist and United Reformed Church) ^{[37] [38] [31] [39]}
• The Church of the Resurrection, St Mellons ^[40]

Elim Pentecostal Church

City Temple

• City Church, Riverside ^[41]
• The Beacon Church, St Mellons ^[42]

Evangelical Lutheran Church of England

• St David's, Fairwater ^[43]

Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales

• Bethel, Culverhouse Cross ^[44]
• Immanuel, Caerau ^[45]

Gospel Halls

• Adamsdown Gospel Hall, Adamsdown ^[46]
• Canton Gospel Hall, Canton ^[47]
• Ebenezer Gospel Hall, Grangetown ^[48]
• Fairwater Gospel Hall, Fairwater ^[49]
• Heath Gospel Hall, Heath ^[50]
• Leckwith Gospel Hall (The Church in the Avenue), Canton ^[51]

Greek Orthodox Church

• St Nicholas's Church, Butetown ^[52]

Independent Baptist

• Ainon, Tongwynlais ^[53]
• Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Grangetown ^[54]
• Emmanuel, Gabalfa ^[55]
• Gabalfa Baptist Church, Gabalfa ^[56]
• St Mellons (Caersalem) Baptist Church, St Mellons ^[57]
• Rhiwbina Baptist Church, Rhiwbina ^[58]

Jehovah's Witnesses

• Kingdom Hall, Gabalfa
• Kingdom Hall, Llanrumney

Methodist Church

Llanishen Methodist Church

• St Andrew's, Birchgrove ^[59] (also used by Seventh-day Adventist Church) ^[60]
• Cathays Methodist Church, Cathays ^[31]
• Copleston Road Methodist Church, Llandaff North ^[61]
• Cyncoed Methodist Church, Cyncoed ^[62]
• Conway Road Pontcanna (also used by German Lutheran Church ^[31] and the Russian Orthodox parish of St Theodore & St Teilo ^[63] )
• Ely Methodist, Ely ^[31]
• Llanishen Methodist Church, Llanishen ^[64]
• St Paul's, Butetown ^[31]
• Radyr Methodist, Radyr ^[31]
• Rumney Methodist Church, Rumney ^[31]
• Wesley Methodist, Canton ^[65]
• Whitchurch Methodist, Whitchurch ^[31]

Presbyterian Church of Wales

• Cathedral Road, Pontcanna ^[66]
• Fairwater Church, Fairwater ^[67]
• Park End, Cyncoed ^[68]
• Tabernacle, Whitchurch ^[69]
• Saltmead Hall, Grangetown ^[70]

Quakers

• Friends Meeting House, city centre ^[71]

Roman Catholic Church

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral

• Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (St David's Cathedral), city centre
• St Alban-on-the-Moors, Splott
• Blessed Sacrament, Rumney
• St Brigid's, Llanishen ^[72]
• St Cadoc's Church, Llanrumney
• Christ the King, Llanishen ^[72]
• St Clare's, Ely
• St Francis of Assisi, Ely
• Holy Family, Fairwater
• St John Lloyd, Rumney
• St Joseph's, Gabalfa
• St Mary of the Angels, Canton
• Our Lady of Lourdes, Llandaff North
• St Patrick's, Grangetown
• St Paul's, Cyncoed ^[72]
• St Peter's, Plasnewydd
• St Philip Evans, Llanedeyrn
• St Teilo's, Whitchurch
• University Catholic Chaplaincy

Salvation Army

• The Salvation Army, Canton ^[73]
• The Salvation Army, Cathays ^[74]
• The Salvation Army, Ely ^[75]
• The Salvation Army, Grangetown ^[76]
• The Salvation Army, Splott ^[77]

Union of Welsh Independents

• Eglwys Minny Street, Cathays ^[78]

United Reformed Church

• St Andrews, Roath ^[79]
• Bethel, Llanishen ^[80]
• Bethesda, Tongwynlais ^[81]
• Beulah, Rhiwbina ^[82]
• City United Reformed Church, city centre ^[83]
• Parkminster United Reformed Church, Roath (also used by Calvary Church of God in Christ) ^[84]

Other denominations and independent churches

Cardiff Chinese Christian Church

• All Nations Church, Heath ^[85]
• Bethania, St Mellons ^[86]
• Bethesda, Rhiwbina ^[87]
• Cardiff Chinese Christian Church, Canton ^[88]
• Church of God, Canton ^[89]
• Ebenezer Church, Grangetown ^[90]
• Eglwys y Crwys, Cathays ^[91]
• Eglwys Efengylaidd Gymraeg Caerdydd (Cardiff Welsh Evangelical Church), Cathays ^[92]
• Freedom Church, Butetown ^[93]
• Garden of the Lord, Tremorfa ^[94]
• Glenwood Church, Llanedeyrn ^[95]
• Heath Evangelical Church, Gabalfa, ^[96] also holds services of the Cardiff Korean Church. ^[97]
• Highfields Church, Cathays ^[98]
• International Church, Cathays ^[99]
• Llandaff North Christian Centre, Llandaff North (formerly Llandaff North Gospel Hall) ^[100]
• Llanishen Evangelical Church, Llanishen (formerly Emmaus Chapel) ^[101]
• Mackintosh Evangelical Church, Roath ^[102]
• Minster Christian Centre, Roath ^[103]
• New Hope Centre, Butetown ^[104]
• New Hope Community Church, Llanrumney
• New Testament Church of God, Butetown ^[105]
• Rumney Chapel, Rumney ^[49]
• Salem, Canton ^[106]
• Shiloh Pentecostal Church, Riverside ^[107]
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) House of Praise, Cardiff ^[108]
• Tabernacle, Roath ^[109]
• Thornhill Church, Thornhill ^[110]

Hindu

• India Centre, Splott
• Sanatan Dharma Mandal, city centre
• Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Grangetown ^[111]

Islam

Shah Jalal Islamic Cultural Centre

• Al Falah Centre, Riverside
• Al-Manar Centre, Cathays
• Dar-ul-Isra, Cathays
• Grangetown Muslim Cultural Centre, Grangetown
• Jalalia Mosque & Islamic Education Centre, Riverside
• Jamia Masjid Bilal, Canton
• Madina Mosque, Cathays
• Masjid Noor, Butetown
• Masjid-e-Umar, Roath
• Shah Jalal Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, Cathays
• South Wales Islamic Centre, Butetown

Judaism

Movement for Reform

• Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Adamsdown

Orthodox

• Cardiff United Synagogue, Cyncoed

Sikhism

• Sri Dasmesh Singh Sabha Gurdwara Bhatra, Riverside ^{[112] [113]}
• Sikh Gurdwara Temple, Roath ^[114]

Notable defunct places of worship

Norwegian Church

• All Souls Chapel, Cardiff, Cardiff Bay − a large chapel catering primarily to seamen (a converted ship had served in this capacity previously). Closed in 1952 and demolished. ^[115]
• St Anne's Church, Roath – designed by a pupil of William Burges it opened in 1887, but closed in December 2015 with a £250,000 repair bill looming. ^[116]
• St James the Great, Adamsdown – Built 1890-3, closed in 2006 and was converted into apartments. ^{[117] [118]}
• Lightship 2000, Cardiff Bay – a former lightship used as a church until 2013, with a minister from the United Reformed church.
• St Mary's, city centre – Cardiff's main church from the 12th century until it was destroyed by flooding in the 17th century.
• St Mary the Virgin, Caerau – 13th century church last used in 1973.
• Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay – de-consecrated in 1974, subsequently relocated and re-opened as an arts centre.
• St Stephen's, Butetown – deconsecrated in 1972, subsequently becoming a theatre and live music venue until 2009.
• St Teilo's, St Fagans – ancient church re-erected at St Fagans National History Museum ^[119]
• Wood Street Congregational Church, city centre – once the largest congregational chapel in South Wales. Demolished in the 1960s. ^[120]

See also

• List of cultural venues in Cardiff
• List of places in Cardiff

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