St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Grangetown

Last updated

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
StPatricksChurchCardiff.JPG
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Grangetown
51°28′01.92″N3°11′01.85″W / 51.4672000°N 3.1838472°W / 51.4672000; -3.1838472
Location Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Churchmanship High English
Weekly attendance~ 500 per week
Website Church Website
History
StatusActive
Founded1882
Relics heldYes
EventsSee Events
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationWelsh
Architect(s) James Goldie
Completed1930
Specifications
CapacityAround 450.
Administration
DivisionPart of St Mary's, Canton
Presbytery St Patrick's Presbytery, Grange Gardens
Province Province of Cardiff
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff
Deanery Cardiff
Parish St. Patrick's
Clergy
Priest(s) Canon Michael Patrick Evans
Laity
Organist(s) M Patterson
Music group(s)English Choir
Servers' guildYes

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Grangetown, Cardiff, is part of the Cardiff West Deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It opened on St Patrick's Day 1930.

Contents

History

There has been a St Patrick's Church in Grangetown since 1882, adjacent to St Patrick's School. A Memorial Hall was built in 1921. Plans were set in motion in 1928 to build a new church, on the site of allotments of two parishioners. The foundation stone was laid on St Patrick's Day 1929 and the church was opened exactly one year later. [1]

Activities

Church groups and ministries

Recent events

It has been proposed that the current parish hall in Bishop Street be demolished to make way for a new health centre to serve the whole of Grangetown.[ needs update ] It has arisen, however, that this cannot take place due to a group of bats (a protected species in Britain) that live in the roof of the hall. Designs have been made for a new hall to be built next to the church, meaning a removal of the lawn.

Due to the reorganisation of the archdiocese, St. Cuthbert's Parish in the Docks will become part of St. Patrick's.[ when? ] Also, the church became part of the Cardiff Deanery instead of the Cardiff West Deanery. (The new deanery merged both the old Cardiff East and West deaneries.)[ when? ]

Long serving priest, Father John Fahey, died on Christmas Eve in 2008. He was succeeded by Father Bogdan Wera in 2008 – who revived the church with a growing Polish community. [2] Father Bogdan died in September 2017. The church has now been joined by Canon Michael Patrick Evans.

School

St Patrick's R C Primary School in Lucknow Street, Grangetown has close links with the church. A school mass is celebrated once a month in the church and sometimes in school during term times. The school has around 250 pupils aged 4–11 (Reception – Year 6) and around 15 teachers, as well as non-teaching staff including teachers aids and admin. The school feeds to the Catholic high school, Mary Immaculate, in Ely.

Related Research Articles

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

Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown. The River Taff winds its way through the area. Adjacent to the city's Cardiff Bay area, Grangetown is experiencing a period of gentrification and improvements in its infrastructure. Its population as of 2011 was 19,385 in 8,261 households. One of the "five towns of Cardiff", the others are Butetown, Crockherbtown, Newtown and Temperance Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell</span> Roman Catholic diocese in Scotland

The Diocese of Motherwell is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin</span> Lead diocese of the Metropolitan Province of Dublin, Ireland

The Archdiocese of Dublin is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the eastern part of Ireland. Its archepiscopal see includes the republic's capital city – Dublin. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is St Mary's Pro-Cathedral. Dublin was formally recognised as a metropolitan province in 1152 by the Synod of Kells. Its second archbishop, Lorcán Ua Tuathail, is also its patron saint.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam</span> Catholic archdiocese in Ireland

The Archdiocese of Tuam is an Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in western Ireland. The archdiocese is led by the Archbishop of Tuam, who serves as pastor of the mother church, the Cathedral of the Assumption and Metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Tuam. According to tradition, the "Diocese of Tuam" was established in the 6th century by St. Jarlath. The ecclesiastical province, roughly co-extensive with the secular province of Connacht, was created in 1152 by the Synod of Kells.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn</span> Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Australia

The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the Australian Capital Territory, and the South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands, Monaro and the South Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. Erected in 1948, the archdiocese is directly subject to the Holy See.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary of Częstochowa (Cicero, Illinois)</span> Church in Illinois, United States

St. Mary of Częstochowa in Cicero is an historic church of the Archdiocese of Chicago located in Cicero, Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church</span> Historic church in Michigan, United States

St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 715 East Canfield Street in Detroit, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1985. Since 2013, it has been one of two churches that comprise Mother of Divine Mercy Parish.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boleszyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship</span> Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Boleszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodziczno, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church, Canton</span> Church in Cardiff, Wales

St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church is located in Canton, Cardiff. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff. It opened on 3 November 1907.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (Detroit)</span> Historic church in Michigan, United States

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, formally the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in the third oldest Roman Catholic parish in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by German-born Peter Dederichs and built for the formerly ethnic German parish of the 19th century, it is located at 646 Monroe Street in what is now considered the heart of the Greektown Historic District in downtown Detroit. It is often called "Old St. Mary's Church" to avoid confusion with other St. Mary's parishes: in the Redford neighborhood of Detroit, or in nearby Royal Oak, Monroe, or Wayne.

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Linlithgow</span> Church in Linlithgow, Scotland

St Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Linlithgow is situated in the historic town of Linlithgow. The present church is situated at the East end of the town near the Low Port. It is located beside the banks of Linlithgow loch and close to the old palace where Mary Queen of Scots was born. Next to the palace is the Parish Church of St Michael's the original seat of the Catholic Church prior to the reformation. This brief history chronicles the Catholic Church in Linlithgow from inception to the present day.

The Cardiff Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery 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">Sacred Heart Catholic Church (McCartyville, Ohio)</span> Historic church in Ohio, United States

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in McCartyville, Ohio, United States. Founded in the late nineteenth century, it remains an active parish to the present day. Its rectory, which was built in the early twentieth century, has been designated a historic site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of the Angels, Nuneaton</span> Church in Warwickshire, United Kingdom

The Roman Catholic Parish of Our Lady of the Angels is located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. The parish is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and a part of the Rugby Deanery. The current Parish Priest is Fr. Simon Hall. Working alongside the diocesan clergy are a group of Presentation Sisters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Peter and St Paul's Church, Wolverhampton</span> Church in West Midlands, United Kingdom

St Peter and St Paul Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It was built from 1826 to 1828, with extensions being built in 1901 and 1928. It was designed by Joseph Ireland and the architect for the extension in 1901 was Edward Goldie. It is built as part of Giffard House, which is now a presbytery for the church. It is situated on Paternoster Row, between Wolverhampton City Council and the Ring Road St Peters. Both the church and Giffard House are a Grade II* listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary and St John Church, Wolverhampton</span> Church in West Midlands, United Kingdom

St Mary and St John Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It was opened in 1855 and designed by Charles Hansom. It is situated on the corner of Snow Hill and Ring Road St Georges. It is Grade II* listed building and has been served by the Pauline Fathers since 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Joseph's Church, Edinburgh</span> Church in Broomhouse, Edinburgh

St Joseph's Church, Sighthill,, is a Roman Catholic church situated in Broomhouse, in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The parish boundary extends to Broomhouse, Parkhead, Saughton, Sighthill, Gorgie and further.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's Church, Walsall</span> Church in West Midlands, United Kingdom

St Mary's Church or St Mary's the Mount Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Walsall, West Midlands, England. It was built from 1825 to 1827 and designed by Joseph Ireland in the Neoclassical style. It is located between Glebe Street and Vicarage Place, backing on to Vicarage Walk in the centre of the town. Since 2012, it has been served by the Vocationist Fathers and it is a Grade II* listed building.

References

  1. "History" . Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. Dodd, Emma (18 February 2011). "Cardiff church revived by Polish priest". The Cardiffian. Retrieved 23 March 2013.