Our Lady and St Joseph's Church, Carlisle

Our Lady and St Joseph's Church, is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Carlisle, Cumbria. It was built from 1891 to 1893. It is situated on the junction of Warwick Road and Warwick Square in the centre of the city. The church is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Our Lady and St Joseph Church
Church of Our Lady and St Joseph
Our Lady and St Joseph Church
Location in Carlisle
OS grid referenceNY4064655850
LocationCarlisle, Cumbria
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteOurLadyofEden.org
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated11 April 1994[1]
Architect(s)Dunn, Hansom & Dunn
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking18 May 1891
Completed1893
Construction cost$12,000
Administration
ParishOur Lady of Eden
DeaneryCarlisle[2]
DioceseLancaster
ProvinceLiverpool

History

Foundation

In 1798, a Roman Catholic chapel was founded in Carlisle by the Fairburn Family on the West Walls. In 1800, a Catholic mission started, supported by the local community. The priest was Joseph Marshall.

In the 1820s, with the Catholic population of the city increasing, plans were drawn up to build a church. From 1824 to 1825, one was built on Chapel Street. By the 1870s, this too became too small for the growing congregation, so in 1879, a larger church was planned.

Construction

The foundation stone was laid on 18 May 1891 and the church was opened in 1893. The site of the church, Warwick Square, was owned by the Duke of Devonshire. At the time, the cost of building the church came to £12,000. It was designed by Dunn, Hansom and Dunn. Archibald Matthias Dunn, his son Archibald Manuel Dunn and Edward Joseph Hansom also designed Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church in Cambridge.[3]

On 11 December 2015 a Shrine to Divine Mercy was to be established in the church, but was postponed.[4][5]

Parish

On 15 February 2014, Michael Campbell, Bishop of Lancaster, made Our Lady and St Joseph's a collegiate church, by inviting the Canons of St Ambrose and St Charles Borromeo to serve the parish.[6] The church, together with Our Lady and St Wilfrid's Church, Warwick Bridge, and St Ninian's Chapel in Brampton merged to become Our Lady of Eden Parish. However, in 2016, the church's status reverted back and is currently served by priests from the Diocese of Lancaster.[6]

The church has two Masses on Sunday: 10:00am and 4:30pm.[2]

References
  1. Church of Our Lady and St Joseph, Carlisle from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 27 December 2015
  2. Parishes from Diocese of Lancaster, retrieved 26 December 2015
  3. Carlisle - Our Lady and St Joseph from English Heritage, retrieved 27 December 2015
  4. Shrine to Divine Mercy to be established in Carlisle from Independent Catholic News, 24 November 2015, retrieved 28 December 2015
  5. Opening of Shrine of Divine Mercy in Carlisle not now to take place on Friday 11 December – postponed until New Year from Diocese of Lancaster, 10 December 2015, retrieved 28 December 2015
  6. Directory from the Diocese of Lancaster, retrieved 27 December 2015
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