St Joseph's Church, Port Talbot

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St Joseph's Church
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St Joseph's Church, Port Talbot
51°35′43″N3°47′18″W / 51.5952°N 3.7884°W / 51.5952; -3.7884
OS grid reference SS762900
Location Aberavon, Port Talbot
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website StJosephs-PortTalbot.co.uk
History
Status Parish church
Founder(s) Benedictines
Dedication Saint Joseph
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated31 January 2000 [1]
Architect(s) Cyril Bates
Style Romanesque Revival
Groundbreaking 11 September 1930
Completed29 October 1931
Administration
Province Cardiff
Archdiocese Menevia
Deanery Port Talbot [2]
Parish St Joseph's

St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Aberavon, Port Talbot, Wales. It was built from 1930 to 1931 for the Benedictines in the Romanesque Revival style. It is located on Water Street on the west side of the River Afan. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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History

Foundation

In 1849, a mission was started to serve the Catholic population of Aberavon. The priest was the Benedictine Fr Charles Kavanagh; he came from St David's Priory Church in Swansea. Various locations in the area were used as a chapel, such as a Baptist Chapel, Capel Moria, from 1852 to 1860. From 1860 to 1862, Fr Edward Glassbrook served the mission. During that time, a church that also housed a school was built on the site of the current church. The architect and builder was a local, John King. From that church Fr Glassbrook went out and founded missions in the surrounding area. Some of those missions grew and went on to become churches in their own right, such as Our Lady and St Patrick Church in Maesteg. [3] In 1870, a separate school was built next door. In 1905, Fr Philip Kelly was the priest and a larger presbytery was built next to the church. In 1928, a parish hall was built. [4]

Construction

On 11 September 1930, the foundation stone for the current church was laid by the Archbishop of Cardiff, Francis Mostyn. The architect was Cyril Bates, who also built St Patrick's Church in Newport. He designed the church to be in the Romanesque Revival style. The total cost was £12,864. On 29 October 1931, the church was opened by Archbishop Mostyn. [4]

Parish

St Joseph's Church is its own parish. At some point after the church's construction, the Benedictines handed over the parish to the Diocese of Menevia, who continue to serve the congregation. Every weekend the church has Masses at 5:00pm and 6:00pm on Saturday and at 8:30am and at 10:00am on Sunday. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Church of St Joseph Aberavon from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 21 June 2022
  2. Parishes from Diocese of Menevia, retrieved 21 June 2022
  3. History from MaestegCatholicChurch.org.uk, retrieved 21 June 2022
  4. 1 2 Historic England, Port Talbot – St Joseph, Taking Stock, retrieved 21 June 2022
  5. StJosephs-PortTalbot.co.uk, retrieved 21 June 2022