St Joseph's Church | |
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![]() The west end of the church, as viewed from New Zealand Road. | |
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51°30′04″N3°11′21″W / 51.5010°N 3.1892°W | |
Location | Gabalfa, Cardiff |
Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Religious institute | Rosminians |
Website | Parish Website |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | Saint Joseph |
Relics held | Blood of Antonio Rosmini |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | F. R. Bates |
Style | Round-arched style |
Years built | 1934–1936 |
Groundbreaking | 1934 |
Completed | 28 October 1936 |
Construction cost | £11,000 |
Specifications | |
Number of floors | 2 |
Materials | Red brick |
Bells | 0 |
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]
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]
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 ]
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.