St Patrick's Church is the name of two

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es in

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

, West Yorkshire, England. The first 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 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 building closed and the new church opened the next day. The new St Patrick's Church is 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, who also designed All Saints' Church, Petersham, London, Sacred Heart Church, Teddington and

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. 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 is now occupied by the

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and has East Street Arts next to it.

Parish

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

References

External links

Diocese of Leeds site
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