St Patrick's Church is the name of two Roman Catholic Parish Churches in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The original church was built from 1889 to 1891, designed by John Kelly and is a Grade II listed building.St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 28 December 2015 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.St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Torre Road
from Leodis.net, retrieved 28 December 2015

History

Construction

In 1889, building work started on St Patrick's Church on Rider Street. It was designed by

John Kelly John or Jack Kelly may refer to: People Academics and scientists * John Kelly (engineer), Irish professor, former Registrar of University College Dublin *John Kelly (scholar) (1750–1809), at Douglas, Isle of Man *John Forrest Kelly (1859–1922) ...

, who also designed

All Saints' Church, Petersham, London All Saints' Church, Petersham, in Bute Avenue, Petersham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a Grade II listed former church which is now used as a private residence. History Designed by Leeds architect John Kelly, the churc ...

, Sacred Heart Church, Teddington and St Patrick's Church, Soho Square. It was opened in 1891.

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. The original church was shut for asbestos yet remains and is now occupied by the

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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.

References

External links

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Diocese of Leeds site
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Saint Patrick Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ...