St. Joseph's Church, East Wall

St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Church
The Church of St. Joseph, East Wall
	Side view of St. Joseph's Church, December 2010
	St. Joseph's Church
	53°21′15″N 6°14′12″W / 53.3543°N 6.23661°W
Location	East Wall, Dublin
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.stjosephschurcheastwall.ie
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Lombardic
Groundbreaking	8 November 1954
Completed	29 July 1956
Specifications
Length	58.5 metres (192 ft)
Width	48.3 metres (158 ft)
Administration
Parish	St. Joseph's Parish

St. Joseph's Church is a Catholic church situated on Church Road in the East Wall area of Dublin, Ireland.

History

Originally this area was part of St Laurence O'Toole Parish, North Wall, in the diocese of Dublin. From 1919 there was a church known as the 'Tin Church' on Church Road, at a site opposite Seaview Avenue. In 1941 this became the parish church of the newly constituted parish of East Wall. This building is now a gym.^{[citation needed]}

In 1954 it was decided to build a new, bigger church, the present St Joseph's Church, at the junction of Church Road and St Mary's Road. The Foundation Stone was blessed on 8 November 1954, and on 29 July 1956 the then Archbishop John Charles McQuaid blessed and officially opened the new Church of St Joseph in East Wall.^{[citation needed]}

Changes and development

St Joseph's church has seen significant changes since it was built. Many of these changes are reflected in work that has been carried out on the church building over the years. The Sanctuary was reordered. This enables the priest to celebrate Mass facing the people. The reordered Sanctuary is a much bigger space and facilitates the active involvement of lay people.

References

External links

St Joseph's Church http://www.stjosephschurcheastwall.ie
Dublin Diocese Information http://www.dublindiocese.ie/parish/east-wall/