St Patrick's Church, Leeds

St Patrick's Church

Coordinates: 53°47′57″N 1°31′43″W / 53.7991°N 1.5285°W / 53.7991; -1.5285
OS grid reference	SE3115133744
Location	Torre Road, Leeds
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	DioceseofLeeds.org.uk
History
Founded	1889 (1889)
Dedication	Saint Patrick
Events	Moved April 2001
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	2 September 1998^[1]
Architect(s)	John Kelly
Completed	April 2001
Administration
Deanery	Leeds East^[2]
Diocese	Leeds
Province	Liverpool

St Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The original church was built from 1889 to 1891, designed by John Kelly and is a Grade II listed building.^[1] It is situated on Rider Street, next to the New York Road and East Street Arts. In April 2001, St Patrick's Church moved to Torre Road. The original one closed and the new church opened the next day. The new St Patrick's Church is located on Torre Road in the east end of the city.^[3]

History

St Patrick's Church from 1891 to 2001.

Construction

In 1889, building work started on St Patrick's Church on Rider Street. It was designed by John Kelly, who also designed All Saints' Church, Petersham, London, Sacred Heart Church, Teddington and St Patrick's Church, Soho Square. It was opened in 1891.^[1]

Move

Leading up to April 2001, construction work began on a new St Patrick's Church on Torre Road in Leeds. When it was finished, the old one closed and the new one opened the next day.^[3] The original church remained and is now occupied by the West Yorkshire Playhouse and has East Street Arts located next to it.

Parish

St Patrick's Church has two Sunday Masses: Saturday 6:00pm and 10:00am on Sunday morning.^[2]

References

1 2 3 St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 28 December 2015
1 2 Parishes from Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, retrieved 28 December 2015
1 2 St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Torre Road from Leodis.net, retrieved 28 December 2015

External links

Diocese of Leeds site

Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds

Bishops of Leeds I: Robert Cornthwaite II: William Gordon III: Joseph Robert Cowgill IV: Henry John Poskitt V: John Carmel Heenan VI: George Patrick Dwyer VII: William Gordon Wheeler VIII: David Konstant (Bishop Emeritus) IX: Arthur Roche (Bishop Emeritus) X: Marcus Stock

Parishes Leeds Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St Anne Blessed John Henry Newman, Leeds Holy Redeemer, Huddersfield St Edward's, Clifford St Ignatius, Ossett St Jeanne Jugan, Leeds St Joseph's, Bradford St Martin de Porres, Wakefield St Mary's, Halifax St Patrick's, Leeds St Robert's, Harrogate St Stephen's, Skipton Leeds Trinity University

Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (27 June) St Wilfrid (12 October)

Schools All Saints, Huddersfield Cardinal Heenan, Meanwood Corpus Christi, Leeds Leeds Trinity University Mount St Mary's, Leeds Notre Dame, Leeds St Bede's & St Joseph's, Bradford St Catherine's, Halifax St John Fisher, Dewsbury St John Fisher, Harrogate St John's School for the Deaf, Boston Spa St Mary's Menston St Wilfrids, Featherstone St Thomas Becket, Wakefield

See also: Bradford Girls' Choir The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust Mount St Mary's Church, Leeds

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