St Patrick's Church is a

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, West Yorkshire, England. It was built from 1852 to 1853 and designed by

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. It is situated on the corner of Sedgfield Terrace and Westgate in the city centre. To the south and west of the church is Rebecca Street and Vaughan Street. The church is the oldest Roman Catholic church still in use in the city and is a Grade II listed building.Church of St Patrick, Presbytery and Adjoining Boys' School, Bradford
from British Listed Building, retrieved 28 December 2015

History

Foundation

In 1825, the original St Mary's Church was the first Roman Catholic church to be built in Bradford after the reformation. It was rebuilt from 1874 to 1876, but closed in 2008. St Patrick's Church was founded by Canon Thomas Harrison who was priest at St Mary's Church. In 1850, he went about buying the site for St Patrick's Church. He had to buy the land through an intermediary because of the anti-Catholic sentiment in the city.Bradford - St Patrick
from

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, retrieved 28 December 2015

Construction

In 1852, building work started on the church. It was designed by

. On 13 July 1853, the church was opened by the

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, John Briggs. In 1855, it became its own

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. In the 1860s, the interior decoration of the church was completed. In 1866, a neighbouring presbytery was built and in 1869 a south porch was added to the church. In 1903, the church was consecrated.

Developments

Between 1968 and 1972, following the

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, the interior was reordered. Next door to the church is St Pio Friary, where the

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are based. They serve the congregation of St Patrick's Church and operate a local soup kitchen.

Parish

St Joseph's Church

Since 2009, St Patrick's Church has been a Mission church in the parish of St Joseph, centred at St Joseph's Church, which is on the corner of Pakington Street and Manchester Road (). It is a Grade II listed building and was designed by Edward Simpson. Construction on the church began in 1885. It was opened on 14 September 1887. The church was consecrated on 14 September 1937. It cost approximately £7,000. In the 1930s, internal alterations were made by the architect J. H. Langtry-Langton. In 1964, the church was extended under the supervision of his son, Peter Langtry-Langton. On 24 September 2009, the Shrine of the Annunciation of Our Lady of Bradford was established in the church. In 2016, the church became a centre for the saying of the

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in the area.Leeds: New Latin Mass centre opening
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Mass

There are no Sunday

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at St Patrick's Church. Instead there is a 12:15 pm Mass every weekday, Monday to Saturday, preceded by one hour of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. At St Joseph's Church there are three Sunday Masses: 5:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am and 6:00 pm on Sunday.

References

External links

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St Joseph's Parish site
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