The Catholic Church of St Edward, Selly Park, Birmingham is a

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parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

located in

Selly Park Selly Park is a Residential area, residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb of Selly Park is located between the Bristol Road (A38 road, A38) and the Pershore Road (A441 road, A441). Toponymy Selly Park is name ...

in the

Archdiocese of Birmingham The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham is one of the principal Latin-rite Catholic administrative divisions of England and Wales in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. The archdiocese covers an area of , encompassing Staffordshir ...

History

The church on Raddlebarn Road was designed in decorated gothic style by Henry Thomas Sandy of StaffordSt Edward’s Parish, Selly Park. 1989 and the nave opened on 13 October 1902 by

Edward Ilsley Archbishop Edward Ilsley was born in May 1838. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham from 1888 to 1911, and then the first Archbishop of Birmingham from 1911 to 1921 when his resignation was accepted by the Pope. He died in 1926. Career ...

, Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham and

Samuel Webster Allen Samuel Webster Allen (23 March 1844 – 13 May 1908) was an English bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Bishop of Shrewsbury from 1897 to 1908. Born at 78 Lord Street, Stockport, Cheshire on 23 March 1844, Allen was educated at St Ma ...

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. The builder was William Bishop of King's Heath. The sanctuary and side chapels were built between 1925 and 1926 in a design created by

George Bernard Cox George Bernard Cox FRIBA (31 July 1886 – 20 October 1978) was a British architect and co-founder of Harrison and Cox. In 1912, he designed St Elizabeth's Church in Coventry and in 1925-26, he designed the sanctuary and side chapels for St ...

, of Harrison and Cox, and the builders were

John Bowen and Sons Alderman John Bowen JP (16 December 1844 – 16 April 1926) was a British businessman and was High Sheriff of Worcestershire. Bowen's father was a blacksmith from Rochford, Worcestershire. In 1875, he founded the firm of builders, John ...

Balsall Heath Balsall Heath is an inner-city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It has a diverse cultural mix of people and is the location of the Balti Triangle. History Balsall Heath was agricultural land between Moseley village and the city of B ...

. The western end of the church was completed in 1936.

References

{{Archdiocese of Birmingham Edward, Selly Park