St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay

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St Joseph's Church

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is on Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The Roman Catholic parish church of Colwyn Bay, it is part of the Diocese of Wrexham. [1]

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History

St Joseph's Church was designed by R. Curran; building began in 1898 and was completed in 1900. Monsignor James Lennon of Lancashire donated the money to build the church, in memory of his brother, Dean John Lennon. [2]

School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in the grounds of the church on Brackley Avenue. The school opened in 1933 [3] and the current head teacher is Mr J. Wilkinson. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colwyn Bay". Wrexham Diocese. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Conway Road – Colwyn Bay Heritage". 28 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "History – St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church". www.stjosephsrcc.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "St Joseph's Ysgol Sant Joseff". St Joseph's Ysgol Sant Joseff. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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