Our Lady Queen of Peace Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was built in 1995, replacing an older church built in 1938. It is located on Waunlanyrafon in Llanelli, opposite the police station. It is the only Catholic church in Wales served by a community of Carmelite priests.[1]
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Church | |
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| 51°40′51″N 4°09′59″W / 51.68089°N 4.16639°W | |
| Location | Llanelli |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious institute | Carmelites |
| Website | OLQPLlanelli.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | Our Lady of Peace |
| Events | 2004, Carmelites |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Gammon Partnership |
| Style | Modern |
| Groundbreaking | December 1993 |
| Completed | 11 July 1995 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Cardiff |
| Diocese | Menevia |
| Deanery | Carmarthen |
History
editChurch building
editIn the 1880s a Catholic mission started in Llanelli to serve the Catholic community in the town. In 1938, a church was built in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. In 1985, the church had structural issues and was demolished. In December 1993, construction started on a new church. On 11 July 1995, the church was opened by the Archbishop of Cardiff John Ward. In 2004, the Carmelites moved to Llanelli from Aberystwyth to serve the parish.[1]
Carmelites
editIn 1936, the Carmelites returned to Wales, for the first time since the Reformation. They took over the running of St Mary's College in Aberystwyth, a seminary for the training of Catholic priests in the Welsh language,[2] and Our Lady of the Angels Church in the town. From Aberystwyth they went out to found other churches and school. In the late 1930s they built Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Lampeter.[3] After the Second World War, from Aberystwyth, the Carmelites founded a school in Tregib Manor in Llandeilo.[4][5] Eventually, the Carmelite friars moved on from all those places and in 2002 decided to move from the parish in Aberystwyth to Llanelli, arriving in 2004.[6]
Parish
editThe church has two Sunday Masses at 6:00 pm on Saturday and at 10:00 am on Sunday.[7]
See also
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Media related to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Llanelli at Wikimedia Commons- Diocese of Menevia
References
edit- ^ a b Taking Stock, Llanelli – Our Lady Queen of Peace, Historic England, retrieved 6 May 2021
- ^ St Marys College Aberystwyth from Peoples Collection Wales, retrieved 6 May 2021
- ^ "Lampeter – Our Lady of Mount Carmel". Taking Stock. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Obituary: Fr Patrick Geary from The Independent retrieved 6 May 2021
- ^ Parish History from Parish of Aberystwyth, retrieved 6 May 2021
- ^ Llanelli from Carmelites, retrieved 6 May 2021
- ^ Parishes from Diocese of Menevia, retrieved 6 May 2021