St Joseph's Church, Stockport

St Joseph's Church

View from St Petersgate
Coordinates: 53°24′34″N 2°09′28″W / 53.4095°N 2.1578°W / 53.4095; -2.1578
OS grid reference SJ8960990315
Location Stockport, Greater Manchester
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website DioceseofShrewsbury.org
History
Dedication Saint Joseph
Architecture
Status Active
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Designated 16 September 1985[1]
Architect(s) Matthew Ellison Hadfield
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1861
Completed 1862
Administration
Deanery Stockport & Tameside[2]
Diocese Shrewsbury
Province Birmingham

St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It was built from 1861 to 1862 and designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield. It is situated on St Petersgate, south west of the High Street. It is the only church in England administered by the Priests of the Sacred Heart and is a Grade II listed building.[3][4]

History

Foundation

During the late 18th century, the local Catholic population in Stockport were served by priests from Manchester. In 1798, a Fr James Blundell was saying Mass in a house on Windmill Street. In 1803, a permanent chapel was built on Chapel Street and called St Philip and St James. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Catholic congregation increased with the influx of workers at Stockport’s mills. In 1845, a priest would come from the chapel (which in 1905 would be replaced by Our Lady and the Apostles Church in Edgeley) to the centre of Stockport to say Mass in a temporary school in Parson’s Yard. In 1858, the schools on Tatton Street were built. They were designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield and George Goldie.[4]

Construction

In 1861, the foundation stone for the church was laid by the Bishop of Salford, William Turner. In 1862, a watercolour was made by M. E. Hadfield showing the west end interior of the church. It now hangs in the west end of the nave. In 1888, an industrial school, linked to the church, was built to the south of the school. It was part-funded by the Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk.[4]

Parish

The church has three Sunday Masses, they are at 5:00pm on Saturday and 11:00am and 5:00pm in Sunday.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Church of St Joseph, Stockport from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 4 February 2016
  2. ↑ Pastoral areas from Diocese of Shrewsbury, retrieved 4 February 2016
  3. ↑ England from Priests of the Sacred Heart, UK, retrieved 4 February 2016
  4. 1 2 3 Stockport - St Joseph from English Heritage, retrieved 4 February 2016
  5. ↑ Directory from Diocese of Shrewsbury, retrieved 4 February 2016
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