St. Joseph's Church, Cardiff

St. Joseph's Church, Cardiff, is a Roman Catholic church in Cardiff, Wales. It is administered by the Rosminians. It serves the areas of Gabalfa, Cathays, and Maindy.[1]

St. Joseph's Church, Cardiff
St. Joseph's Church, Gabalfa
The west end of the church, as viewed from New Zealand Road.
51°30′3.73″N 3°11′21.38″W
Location	Gabalfa
Country	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Religious institute	Rosminians
Website	Website
History
Status	active
Dedication	St. Joseph
Architecture
Architect(s)	F. R. Bates
Style	Round-arched style
Years built	1934-1936
Groundbreaking	1934
Completed	28 October 1936
Construction cost	£11,000
Specifications
Number of floors	2
Materials	Red Brick
Bells	0
Administration
Deanery	Cardiff Deanery
Archdiocese	Cardiff Archdiocese
Diocese	Cardiff Archdiocese
Province	Cardiff Province
Clergy
Priest(s)	Fr. Justus Okibo, Fr. Philip Scanlan, Br. Brian Butler
Deacon(s)	Mark Howe

History

The sanctuary, as viewed from the central aisle.

Early history

The Rosminians arrived in Cardiff in 1854.[2][3][4] They first established St. Peter's Church, Roath,[2] and St. Alban's Church, Splott.[2] The first church building of St. Joseph's used parts from an Iron Church at St. Alban's parish, which had a new building in 1911.[2][5] This opened on shrubland in Gabalfa on 1st June 1913, served by priests from St. Peter's parish.[2][3][4] In 1921, it became an independent parish, serving around 1,000 Catholics.[2]

The presbytery building was completed later in 1927.[5]

The current church building received funding in 1934 from an £11,000 donation from Thomas Callaghan after the death of his wife Edith.[2][5] It was designed by the architect F. R. Bates, with rounded arches and red-brown brick construction.[6] This opened on 28th October 1936.[2] It has a baptistery, bell tower, choir loft, and aisled nave.[5]

Modern history

The interior of St. Joseph's church was changed significantly after the Second Vatican Council.[2] The church hall was added in the late 2000s.

Music

The current Viscount electric organ at St. Joseph's in the choir loft.

Organ

The organ at St. Joseph's was built in 1947 by Conacher and Co, with 6 ranks of pipes.[7] This organ remained in the church until 2008. when water damage meant that the organ was scrapped. It was replaced with an electric organ in 2008.

References

1. "ST JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, CANADA ROAD, MAENDY | Coflein". coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
2. Norman, Peter (February 2013). St. Joseph's Parish Cardiff - The Early Years 1913 - 1936. Cardiff: Self-Published. pp. 5–54.
3. "Saint Joseph's Parish, Cardiff - Clergy of the Parish". www.saintjosephs.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
4. "St Joseph's Cardiff - Served by the Rosminians". www.rosminians.org.uk. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
5. Rose, Jean M. (2013). "11". Written at Stroud. Cardiff churches through time. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-4456-1092-4. OCLC 824182948.
6. Newman, John; Hughes, Stephen R.; Ward, Anthony (1995). Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan. Cardiff. p. 285.
7. "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-26.

External links

Website

Coflein

St. Joseph's Church, Cardiff (Q95677286)