St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Grangetown

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.

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
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51°28′01.92″N 3°11′01.85″W / 51.4672000°N 3.1838472°W / 51.4672000; -3.1838472
LocationGrangetown, Cardiff, Wales
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
ChurchmanshipHigh English
Weekly attendance~ 500 per week
WebsiteChurch 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
PresbyterySt Patrick's Presbytery, Grange Gardens
ProvinceProvince of Cardiff
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff
DeaneryCardiff
ParishSt. Patrick's
Clergy
Priest(s)Canon Michael Patrick Evans
Laity
Organist(s)M Patterson
Music group(s)English Choir
Servers' guildYes

History

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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

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  • Parish coach trips to places around Britain take place throughout the year.
  • The parish make an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes.
  • Parish Council meetings take place every quarter.

Church groups and ministries

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Recent events

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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

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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.

References

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