St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Grangetown
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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 | |
| Location | Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | High English |
| Weekly attendance | ~ 500 per week |
| Website | Church Website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Relics held | Yes |
| Events | See Events |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Welsh |
| Architect(s) | James Goldie |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | Around 450. |
| Administration | |
| Division | Part 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' guild | Yes |
History
editThere 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
edit- 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
edit- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul meet every other week on Friday at 18:30hrs in the presbytery.
- Guild of St. Stephen (Altar Servers)
- Ministers of the Word
- Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
- Children's Liturgy
- Parish Council
- Parish Advisory Council
- Union of Catholic Mothers
- Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
- Offertory group
- Choir
- Cathechism
Recent events
editIt 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
editSt 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
edit- ^ "History". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Dodd, Emma (18 February 2011). "Cardiff church revived by Polish priest". The Cardiffian. Retrieved 23 March 2013.