List of places of worship in Cardiff

This is a list of places of worship in Cardiff, capital city of Wales.

Currently active

Buddhist

• Cardiff Buddhist Centre, Roath[1]
• Kagyu Samye Dzong, Canton[2]

Christian

Baptist Union of Great Britain

Bethel, Whitchurch

• Albany Road Baptist Church, Roath Park[3]
• Alfred Tilly Memorial Baptist Church (Rumney Baptist Church), Rumney[4]
• Ararat, Whitchurch[5]
• Belmont, Tremorfa[6]
• Bethany, Rhiwbina[7]
• Bethel, Whitchurch[8]
• Calvary, Canton[9]
• Christchurch United Church, Llanedeyrn[10]
• Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Grangetown[11]
• Ely (Archer Rd) Baptist, The Church on the Roundabout, Ely[12]
• Grangetown Baptish Church, Grangetown[13]
• Llanishen Baptist Church, Llanishen[14]
• Lisvane Baptist Church, Lisvane[15]
• Pentyrch Street, Cathays[16]
• Siloam, Llanrumney[17]
• Splott Baptist Church, Splott[18]
• Tredegarville Baptist Church, Roath,[19] also used by Life Church Cardiff[20]
• Woodville Baptist Church, Cathays[21]

Baptist Union of Wales

Tabernacl Chapel

• Tabernacl, city centre[22]

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rhiwbina

Church in Wales

Llandaff Cathedral

• Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff
• All Saints', Llandaff North
• All Saints', Rhiwbina
• Christ Church, Roath Park
• Christ Church, Radyr
• St Andrew and St Teilo, Cathays
• St Augustine's, Rumney
• St Catherine's, Canton
• St David's, Caerau
• St Denys', Lisvane
• Dewi Sant, city centre – formerly St Andrew's [23]
• St Dyfrig and St Samson, Grangetown[24] (also used by the Romanian Orthodox Parish of St Stephen)[25]
• St Edward the Confessor, Roath
• St Edeyrn's, Old St Mellons
• St Faith, Llanishen
• St German's, Adamsdown
• St Isan's, Llanishen
• St John the Baptist, city centre – one of the two churches of medieval Cardiff, with St Mary's.

St John the Baptist

• St John the Baptist, Danescourt
• St John the Evangelist, Canton
• St Luke's, Canton
• St Margaret's, Roath
• St Mark's, Gabalfa
• St Martin's Roath
• St Mary's Whitchurch
• St Mary the Virgin, Butetown
• St Michael and All Angels, Cathays
• St Paul's, Grangetown
• St Philip, Tremorfa[26]
• Church of the Resurrection, Ely
• St Saviour's, Splott
• St Thomas's, Birchgrove
• St Timothy's, Caerau

Ecumenical churches and shared churches

• Canton Uniting Church, Canton (Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church)[27]
• Christchurch, Llandaff North (shared by Methodist and United Reformed churches)[28]
• Christchurch, Fairwater (shared by Methodist and United Reformed churches)[29]
• St David's Ecumenical Church, Pentwyn (Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church in Wales and United Reformed Church)[30][31][32]
• Llanrumney Community Church, Llanrumney (shared by Rhiwbina Baptist Church and New Hope Community Church)[33][34]
• Pontprennau Community Church, Pontprennau (Baptist, Church in Wales, Methodist and United Reformed Church)[35][36][29][37]
• The Church of the Resurrection, St Mellons[38]

Elim Pentecostal Church

City Temple

• City Church, Riverside[39]
• The Beacon Church, St Mellons

Evangelical Lutheran Church of England

• St David's, Fairwater[40]

Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales

• Bethel, Culverhouse Cross[41]
• Immanuel, Caerau[42]

Gospel Halls

• Adamsdown Gospel Hall, Adamsdown[43]
• Canton Gospel Hall, Canton[44]
• Ebenezer Gospel Hall, Grangetown[45]
• Fairwater Gospel Hall, Fairwater[46]
• Heath Gospel Hall, Heath[47]
• Leckwith Gospel Hall (The Church in the Avenue), Canton[48]

Greek Orthodox Church

• St Nicholas's Church, Butetown[49]

Independent Baptist

• Ainon, Tongwynlais[50]
• Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Grangetown[51]
• Emmanuel, Gabalfa[52]
• Gabalfa Baptist Church, Gabalfa[53]
• St Mellons (Caersalem) Baptist Church, St Mellons[54]
• Rhiwbina Baptist Church, Rhiwbina[55]

Jehovah's Witnesses

• Kingdom Hall, Gabalfa
• Kingdom Hall, Llanrumney

Methodist Church

Llanishen Methodist Church

• St Andrew's, Birchgrove[56] (also used by Seventh-day Adventist Church)[57]
• Cathays Methodist Church, Cathays[29]
• Copleston Road Methodist Church, Llandaff North[58]
• Cyncoed Methodist Church, Cyncoed[59]
• Conway Road Pontcanna (also used by German Lutheran Church)[29]
• Ely Methodist, Ely[29]
• Llanishen Methodist Church, Llanishen[60]
• St Paul's, Butetown[29]
• Radyr Methodist, Radyr[29]
• Rumney Methodist Church, Rumney[29]
• Wesley Methodist, Canton[61]
• Whitchurch Methodist, Whitchurch[29]

Presbyterian Church of Wales

• Cathedral Road, Pontcanna[62]
• Fairwater Church, Fairwater[63]
• Park End, Cyncoed[64]
• Tabernacle, Whitchurch[65]
• Saltmead Hall, Grangetown[66]

Quakers

• Friends Meeting House, city centre[67]

Roman Catholic Church

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral

• Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (St David's Cathedral), city centre
• St Alban-on-the-Moors, Splott
• Blessed Sacrament, Rumney
• St Brigid's, Llanishen[68]
• St Cadoc's Church, Llanrumney
• Christ the King, Llanishen[68]
• St Clare's, Ely
• St Francis of Assisi, Ely
• Holy Family, Fairwater
• St John Lloyd, Rumney
• St Joseph's, Gabalfa
• St Mary of the Angels, Canton
• Our Lady of Lourdes, Llandaff North
• St Patrick's, Grangetown
• St Paul's, Cyncoed[68]
• St Peter's, Plasnewydd
• St Philip Evans, Llanedeyrn
• St Teilo's, Whitchurch
• University Church, Nazareth House, Cathays[69] (also used by the Russian Orthodox Parish of the Kazan Icon of The Mother of God)[70]

Salvation Army

• The Salvation Army, Canton[71]
• The Salvation Army, Cathays[72]
• The Salvation Army, Ely[73]
• The Salvation Army, Grangetown[74]
• The Salvation Army, Splott[75]

Union of Welsh Independents

• Eglwys Minny Street, Cathays[76]

United Reformed Church

• St Andrews, Roath[77]
• Bethel, Llanishen[78]
• Bethesda, Tongwynlais[79]
• Beulah, Rhiwbina[80]
• City United Reformed Church, city centre[81]
• Parkminster United Reformed Church, Roath (also used by Calvary Church of God in Christ)[82]

Other denominations and independent churches

Cardiff Chinese Christian Church

• All Nations Church, Heath[83]
• Bethania, St Mellons[84]
• Bethesda, Rhiwbina[85]
• Cardiff Chinese Christian Church, Canton[86]
• Church of God, Canton[87]
• Ebenezer Church, Grangetown[88]
• Eglwys y Crwys, Cathays[89]
• Eglwys Efengylaidd Gymraeg Caerdydd (Cardiff Welsh Evangelical Church), Cathays[90]
• Garden of the Lord, Tremorfa[91]
• Glenwood Church, Llanedeyrn[92]
• Heath Evangelical Church, Gabalfa,[93] also holds services of the Cardiff Korean Church.[94]
• Highfields Church, Cathays[95]
• International Church, Cathays[96]
• Llandaff North Christian Centre, Llandaff North (formerly Llandaff North Gospel Hall)[97]
• Llanishen Evangelical Church, Llanishen (formerly Emmaus Chapel)[98]
• Mackintosh Evangelical Church, Roath[99]
• Minster Christian Centre, Roath[100]
• New Hope Centre, Butetown[101]
• New Hope Community Church, Llanrumney
• New Testament Church of God, Butetown[102]
• Rumney Gospel Chapel, Rumney[46]
• Salem, Canton[103]
• Shiloh Pentecostal Church, Riverside[104]
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) House of Praise, Cardiff[105]
• Tabernacle, Roath[106]
• Thornhill Church, Thornhill[107]

Hindu

• India Centre, Splott
• Sanatan Dharma Mandal, city centre
• Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Grangetown[108]

Islam

Shah Jalal Islamic Cultural Centre

• Al Falah Centre, Riverside
• Al-Manar Centre, Cathays
• Dar-ul-Isra, Cathays
• Grangetown Muslim Cultural Centre, Grangetown
• Jalalia Mosque & Islamic Education Centre, Riverside
• Jamia Masjid Bilal, Canton
• Madina Mosque, Cathays
• Masjid Noor, Butetown
• Masjid-e-Umar, Roath
• Shah Jalal Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, Cathays
• South Wales Islamic Centre, Butetown

Judaism

Orthodox

• Cardiff United Synagogue, Cyncoed

Movement for Reform

• Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Adamsdown

Sikhism

• Sri Dasmesh Singh Sabha Gurdwara Bhatra, Riverside[109][110]
• Sikh Gurdwara Temple, Roath[111]

Notable defunct places of worship

Norwegian Church

• All Souls Chapel, Cardiff, Cardiff Bay − a large chapel catering primarily to seamen (a converted ship had served in this capacity previously). Closed in 1952 and demolished.[112]
• St Anne's Church, Roath – designed by a pupil of William Burges it opened in 1887, but closed in December 2015 with a £250,000 repair bill looming.[113]
• St James the Great, Adamsdown – Built 1890-3, closed in 2006 with plans to convert it into apartments.[114][115]
• Lightship 2000, Cardiff Bay – a former lightship used as a church until 2013, with a minister from the United Reformed church.
• St Mary's, city centre – Cardiff's main church from the 12th century until it was destroyed by flooding in the 17th century.
• St Mary the Virgin, Caerau – 13th century church last used in 1973.
• Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay – de-consecrated in 1974, subsequently relocated and re-opened as an arts centre.
• St Stephen's, Butetown – deconsecrated in 1972, subsequently becoming a theatre and live music venue until 2009.
• St Teilo's, St Fagans – ancient church re-erected at St Fagans National History Museum[116]
• Wood Street Congregational Church, city centre – once the largest congregational chapel in South Wales. Demolished in the 1960s.[117]

See also

• List of cultural venues in Cardiff
• List of places in Cardiff

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