St Joseph's Church, Cardiff

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

St Joseph's Church
St Joseph's Catholic Church, Cardiff (Geograph 1972973 by Jaggery).jpg
The west end of the church, as viewed from New Zealand Road.
St Joseph's Church, Cardiff
51°30′04″N3°11′21″W / 51.5010°N 3.1892°W / 51.5010; -3.1892
Location Gabalfa, Cardiff
Country Wales, United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Denomination Roman Catholic
Religious institute Rosminians
Website Website
History
StatusActive
Dedication Saint Joseph
Relics heldBlood of Antonio Rosmini
Architecture
Architect(s) F. R. Bates
Style Round-arched style
Years built1934–1936
Groundbreaking 1934
Completed28 October 1936
Construction cost£11,000
Specifications
Number of floors2
Materials Red brick
Bells0
Administration
Province Cardiff-Menevia
Archdiocese Cardiff-Menevia
Deanery Cardiff Deanery
Clergy
Priest in charge Fr Jose Kuttikkatt
Priest(s) Fr Philip Scanlan
Minister(s) Br Brian Butler
Deacon(s) Mark Howe

St Joseph's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Cardiff, Wales. It is administered by the Rosminians. It serves the areas of Gabalfa, Cathays, and Maindy. [1]

Contents

History

Early history

The Rosminians arrived in Cardiff in 1854. [2] [3] [4] They first established St Peter's Church, Roath, [2] and St Alban's Church, Splott. [2] The first church building of St Joseph's used parts from an iron church at St Alban's parish, which received a new building in 1911. [2] [5] This opened on shrubland in Gabalfa on 1 June 1913, served by priests from St Peter's parish. [2] [3] [4] In 1921, it became an independent parish, serving around 1,000 Catholics. [2] The presbytery building was completed later, in 1927. [5]

The current church building received funding in 1934 from an £11,000 donation from Thomas Callaghan after the death of his wife Edith. [2] [5] It was designed by the architect F. R. Bates, with rounded arches and red-brown brick construction. [6] This opened on 28 October 1936. [2] It has a baptistery, bell tower, choir loft, and aisled nave. [5]

Modern history

The interior of St Joseph's Church was changed significantly after the Second Vatican Council. [2] The church hall was added in the late 2000s.[ citation needed ]

Music

Organ

The organ at St Joseph's was built in 1947 by Conacher and Co, with six ranks of pipes. [7] This organ remained in the church until 2008, when water damage meant that the organ was scrapped. It was replaced with an electric organ in 2008.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Llandaff Cathedral</span> Anglican cathedral in Cardiff, Wales

Llandaff Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral and parish church in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, head of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and three Welsh saints: Dubricius, Teilo and Oudoceus. It is one of two cathedrals in Cardiff, the other being the Roman Catholic Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral in the city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newport Cathedral</span> Church in Newport, Wales

Newport Cathedral, also known as St Gwynllyw's or St Woolos' Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales, and the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. Its official title is Newport Cathedral of St Woolos, King and Confessor. The name of the saint, Woolos, is an anglicisation of the Welsh name Gwynllyw.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabalfa</span> District and community of Cardiff, Wales

Gabalfa is a district and community in the north of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is characterised by a four-lane flyover road at the Gabalfa Interchange, where the A48 road meets the A470 road which leads from Cardiff to northern Wales, and the A469 road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diocese of Llandaff</span> Diocese of the Church in Wales

The Diocese of Llandaff is an Anglican diocese that traces its roots to pre-Reformation times as heir of a Catholic bishopric. It is headed by the Bishop of Llandaff, whose seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Llandaff, a suburb of Cardiff. It currently covers most of the former Welsh county of Glamorgan, but once stretched from the River Towy to the middle of the Wye Valley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Collins (organ builder)</span> English organ builder (1941–2015)

Peter Collins was an English pipe organ builder based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He specialised in tracker action organs. Collins was an advocate of computer-aided design, using it to produce compact instruments and to control material costs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia)</span> Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890, is a Catholic church at 4625 Springfield Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Its cornerstone laid in 1907, the Guastavino tiled dome of the de Sales parish has been an icon in its neighborhood. The de Sales parish was designed by Philadelphia architect Henry D. Dagit, built in the Byzantine Revival style and incorporates a Guastavino tile dome modeled on that of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia and elements of the Arts and Crafts movement which was at its peak when the church was built.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Leonard's Church, Sandridge</span> Church in Hertfordshire, England


St Leonard's Church is in Sandridge, a village in Hertfordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church. The building is Grade II* listed: notable features include its chancel arch made from recycled Roman brick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St John the Baptist Church, Cardiff</span> Church in Cardiff, Wales

St John the Baptist Church is a Grade I listed parish church in Cardiff, Wales. Other than Cardiff Castle, it is the only medieval building in the city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove</span> Church in England

The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic church in Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is the oldest of Hove's three Roman Catholic churches, and one of eleven in the city area. It has been designated a Grade II Listed building.

The Newport Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, previously in the Archdiocese of Cardiff that covers several churches in Newport and Monmouthshire, Wales.

The Pontypridd Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, previously in the Archdiocese of Cardiff, which covers several churches and the university chaplaincy in Pontypridd and the surrounding area of Rhondda, the southernmost part of the Cynon Valley, and Caerphilly. In the early 2000s, the Head of the Valleys deanery was split. The churches in its western part, in the county boroughs of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, became part of the Pontypridd deanery and the churches in its eastern part, in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, became part of the North Gwent Deanery.

The Cardiff Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, previously in the Archdiocese of Cardiff, that oversees several churches in the city of Cardiff. It replaced the previous Cardiff East Deanery and Cardiff West Deanery, combining the two into one. The dean is centred at the Parish of St Mary's Canton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Listed buildings in Cardiff</span> Protected buildings in Cardiff, Wales

There are around 1,000 listed buildings in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. A listed building is one considered to be of special architectural, historical or cultural significance, which is protected from being demolished, extended or altered, unless special permission is granted by the relevant planning authorities. The Welsh Government makes decisions on individual cases, taking advice from the heritage agency Cadw, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and local councils.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Margaret's Church, Roath</span> Church in Cardiff, Wales

St Margaret's Church is a nineteenth-century Church in Wales parish church in the suburb of Roath, Cardiff, Wales. It includes the mausoleum of the Marquises of Bute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter's Church, Roath</span> Church in Cardiff, Wales

St Peter's Church, Roath is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic church in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It is administered by the Rosminians.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral</span> Church in New South Wales, Australia

St Peter and Paul's Old Cathedral is a heritage-listed former Catholic cathedral and now parish church at 42 Verner Street, Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Andrea Stombuco and Charles Spadacini and built from 1871 to 1890 by C. J. O'Brien and Wilkie Bros. It is also known as St. Peter and Paul's Former Cathedral and St Peter and Paul's Catholic Cathedral; Saints Peter and Paul's Catholic Cathedral. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 April 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Alban-on-the-Moors Church</span> Church in Cardiff, Wales

St Alban-on-the-Moors Church, Splott, also known simply as The Cardiff Oratory or St Alban's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Splott, Cardiff, Wales. Since 2019, the church is administered by the Fathers and Brothers of the Cardiff Oratory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Alban and St Stephen's Church, St Albans</span> Church in St Albans, United Kingdom

St Alban and St Stephen's Church or Ss Alban and Stephen Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Although it was built from 1903 to 1905, it was the third attempt to build a permanent local Catholic church in St Albans. It was designed by John Kelly of Kelly & Birchall in the Italian style. It is located on Beaconsfield Road next to the St Albans City railway station in the city centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Patrick's Church, Newport</span> Church in Wales

St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Newport, Wales. It was built from 1962 to 1962 for the Rosminians, who continue to serve the church. It is situated on Cromwell Road near the city centre. Its interior was furnished by Jonah Jones and it is a Grade II listed building.

References

  1. "St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Canada Road, Maendy (14242)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Norman, Peter (February 2013). St. Joseph's Parish Cardiff – The Early Years 1913–1936. Cardiff: Self-Published. pp. 5–54.
  3. 1 2 "Saint Joseph's Parish, Cardiff – Clergy of the Parish". www.saintjosephs.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "St Joseph's Cardiff – Served by the Rosminians". www.rosminians.org.uk. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Rose, Jean M. (2013). "11". Cardiff churches through time. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. p. 84. ISBN   978-1-4456-1092-4. OCLC   824182948.
  6. Newman, John; Hughes, Stephen R.; Ward, Anthony (1995). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales - Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan. Yale University Press. p. 285. ISBN   978-0140710564.
  7. "NPOR [N11889]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 29 September 2021.