List of Roman Catholic churches in the United Kingdom facts for kids
This is a list of notable Catholic churches in the United Kingdom, meaning individual buildings and congregations and administration, including notable current and former examples. It is intended to include churches which have listed buildings or otherwise have been recognized for their historical importance, and also to include church congregations notable for reasons unrelated to their buildings. These generally are or were members of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom and/or the Catholic Church of England and Wales.
England and Wales
England and Wales has five ecclesiastical provinces: Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Southwark and Westminster, which include a total of 22 dioceses. (For more info, see List of Catholic dioceses in Great Britain.)
Birmingham
Archdiocese of Birmingham
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham includes:
Diocese of Clifton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton includes:
Diocese of Shrewsbury
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury includes:
in Birmingham province, not yet organized by diocese
- in Bristol
Cardiff
Cardiff
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff includes:
- in county of Cardiff
- St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church, Canton
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Grangetown
- St Peter's Church, Roath
- St Joseph’s Church, Gabalfa
Menevia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia includes:
Wrexham
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham includes:
Liverpool
Liverpool
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool includes:
Hallam
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam includes:
Hexham and Newcastle
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle includes:
- in county of Durham
Lancaster
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster includes:
Leeds
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds includes:
Middlesbrough
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough includes:
Salford
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford includes:
Southwark
Southwark
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark includes:
- in county of Kent
- St Augustine's Abbey
- Shrine of Our Lady, Bradstowe
- Our Lady of Gillingham Church
- St Augustine's Church, Ramsgate
- St Mary's Church, Nettlestead
- St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham
- St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate
- St Ethelbert's Church, Ramsgate
- St Paul's Church, Dover
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Canterbury
- St. Mary's, Chislehurst
Arundel and Brighton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton includes:
Plymouth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth includes:
Portsmouth
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth includes:
Westminster
Westminster
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster includes:
Brentwood
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood includes:
East Anglia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia includes:
Northampton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton includes:
Nottingham
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham includes;
- in county of Leicestershire
- Holy Cross Priory, Leicester, Wellington Street
- St Patrick's Catholic Church, Leicester Beaumont Leys Lane
- St Thomas More's Catholic Church, Leicester
- Mount St Bernard Abbey, near Coalville
- Rothley Temple, in the village of Rothley
not yet organized by RC province; by county
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
- Douai Abbey
- St James's Church, Reading
- Reading Abbey
- Sacred Heart Church, Reading
- St James's Church, Reading
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge University Catholic Chaplaincy, Cambridge
- St Laurence's Church, Cambridge
- Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church, Cambridge
- Our Lady & Saint Charles Borromeo Church
- Our Lady and the English Martyrs Church
- Sacred Heart Church, St Ives
- St Etheldreda's Church, Ely
- St Olga Ukrainian Catholic Church
- St Peter and All Souls, Peterborough
Cheshire
- Church of St. Cuthbert by the Forest
- St Mary's Church, Congleton
- St Mary's Church, Crewe
- St Michael's Church, Ditton
- Church of St Mary of the Angels, Hooton
- St Alban's Church, Macclesfield
- St Francis' Church, Chester
- St Werburgh's Church, Chester
- St Winefride's, Sandbach
- St Columba's Church, Chester
- St Alban's Church, Warrington
- St Mary's Church, Warrington
- St Benedict's Church, Warrington
- St Oswald's Church, Padgate
- St Bede's Church, Widnes
Cornwall
- Glasney College
- Parish Church of St Mary and St Petroc
- Sclerder Abbey
- St Paul's Church, Tintagel
- St Thomas Becket chapel, Bodmin
Cumbria
- St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church
- Church of Holy Trinity and St George, Kendal
- Our Lady and St Joseph's Church, Carlisle
- Our Lady and St Wilfrid's Church, Warwick Bridge
Derbyshire
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bamford
- Annunciation Church, Chesterfield
- Church of All Saints, Hassop
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spinkhill
- St Mary's Church, Derby
- Padley Chapel
Devon
- Buckfast Abbey
- Our Lady and St Nectan's Church, Hartland
- Plymouth Cathedral
- Sacred Heart Church, Exeter
Dorset
- Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe
- Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland
- Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester
- Sacred Heart Church, Bournemouth
- St Joseph's Church, Weymouth
East Sussex
- in Brighton and Hove
- St Peter's Church, Aldrington
- St John the Baptist's Church, Brighton
- Church of the Sacred Heart, Hove
- St Joseph's Church, Brighton
- St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton
- St Mary's Church, Preston Park
- not in Brighton and Hove
- Church of St Thomas More, Seaford
- Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne
- St George's Church, Polegate
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards-on-Sea
- St Mary Star of the Sea Church, Hastings
- St Wilfrid's Church, Hailsham
- St Anthony of Padua Church, Rye
- St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll
- St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea
Essex
- Brentwood Cathedral
- St James the Less and St Helen Church, Colchester
- Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen's Church, Westcliff-on-Sea
- Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford
Gloucestershire
- St Mary of the Angels Church, Brownshill
- Convent of Poor Clares, Woodchester
- Odda's Chapel
- Mythe Chapel
- St Gregory's Church, Cheltenham
- St Peter's Church, Gloucester
Hampshire
- St. Denys Priory, Southampton
- Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot
- St Joseph's Church, Aldershot
- St Agatha's, Landport
- Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth
- St Peter's Church, Winchester
- St Edmund's Church, Southampton
- St Joseph's Church, Southampton
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Isle of Wight
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Newport, Isle of Wight
Lancashire
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs, Preston
- Church of St Walburge, Preston
- St Mary's Church, Fernyhalgh, Preston
- St Joseph's Church, Preston
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston
- St Wilfrid's Church, Preston
- St Anne's Church, Blackburn
- Sacred Heart Church, Blackpool
- Church of St Mary and St Michael, Bonds
- Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley
- St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
- St Mary's Church, Fernyhalgh
- St Mary's Church, Fleetwood
- St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkham
- Lancaster Cathedral
- Pleasington Priory
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde
- Syro-Malabar Cathedral of St Alphonsa, Preston
- St Joseph's Church, Preston
- List of parishes in the Diocese of Salford
- St Mary's Church, Yealand Conyers
Lincolnshire
- Holy Rood Church, Market Rasen
- St Hugh's Church, Lincoln
- Church of St Mary and St Augustine, Stamford
- St Mary's Church, Grimsby
London: many to add
Greater Manchester
- Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester
- Corpus Christi Priory, Manchester
- St Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Manchester
- Gorton Monastery
- St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme
- All Saints' Church, Urmston
- Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith
- St Chad's, Cheetham Hill
- Corpus Christi Priory
- Gorton Monastery
- The Hidden Gem
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Hindsford
- St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
- St John's Church, Wigan
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Leigh
- St Jude's Church, Wigan
- St Mary's Church, Wigan
- St Patrick's Church, Bolton
- Salford Cathedral
- List of parishes in the Diocese of Salford
- St Joseph's Church, Stockport
- Our Lady and the Apostles Church, Stockport
- St Ann's, Stretford
Merseyside
- St Clare's Church, Liverpool
- St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Liverpool
- Church of St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool
- St Anne's Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool
- St Francis Xavier Church, Liverpool
- St Austin's Church, Grassendale, Liverpool
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool
- Church of Our Lady of Reconciliation, Liverpool
- Saint Philip Neri Church, Liverpool
- St. Aloysius Catholic Church (Liverpool)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church, Liverpool
- Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool
- St Anthony's Church, Scotland Road, Liverpool
- St Ambrose's Church, Speke, Liverpool
- St Anne's Church, Rock Ferry, Liverpool
- St Mary of the Angels, Liverpool, England
- St Oswald's Church, Old Swan, Liverpool
- St Patrick's Church, Liverpool
- St Sylvester's Church, Vauxhall, Liverpool
- St Paul's Church, West Derby, Liverpool
- St Mary's Church, Woolton, Liverpool
- St Mary's Church, Billinge
- Church of St Teresa of Avila, Birkdale
- St Joseph's Church, Birkdale
- Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Birkenhead
- St Werburgh's Church, Birkenhead
- Church of St Monica, Bootle
- Church of the Holy Family, Ince Blundell
- St Mary's Church, Presbytery and Convent, Little Crosby
- Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Portico
- Our Lady Star of the Sea, Seaforth
- Our Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot
- St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill
- Church of St Mary, Lowe House
- Holy Cross Church, St Helens
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, New Brighton
- Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Wallasey
- English Martyrs' Church, Wallasey
- St Alban's Church, Wallasey
Norfolk
- St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth
- St Dominic, Downham Market
- St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
- Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham
Northamptonshire
- Northampton Cathedral
- St Bernardine's Catholic Church, Buckingham
- St Martin's Catholic Church, Brackley
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Nottingham
- Nottingham Cathedral
- St John the Evangelist's Catholic Church, Nottingham
- in county of Oxfordshire
Shropshire
- Greyfriars, Shrewsbury
- St Peter and Paul Church, Newport
- Shrewsbury Cathedral
Somerset
- Church of Our Lady & St Alphege, Bath
- Church of the Holy Ghost, Midsomer Norton
- St George's Roman Catholic Church, Taunton
- St John's Church, Bath
Staffordshire
- St Giles' Catholic Church, Cheadle
- Hawkesyard Priory
- Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent
- St Mary's Catholic Church, Uttoxeter
- St Wilfrid's Church, Cotton
Suffolk
- Mary Magdalen, Ipswich
- St Pancras Church, Ipswich
- St James, Ipswich
- St Mark, Ipswich
- St Mary, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich]]
- St Edmund's Church, Bury St Edmunds
- Catholic Church in Sudbury, Suffolk
- Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Aldeburgh
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Woodbridge
- Clare Priory
- Coldham Cottage
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Lowestoft
Surrey
- St Tarcisius Church, Camberley
- Sacred Heart Church, Caterham
- St Teresa of Avila Church, Chiddingfold
- St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth
- St Joseph's Church, Dorking
- Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Englefield Green
- St Joan of Arc's Church, Farnham
- St Edmund Church, Godalming
- Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead
- All Saints Church, Oxted
- St Dunstan's Church, Woking
Tyne and Ware
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Gateshead
- Holy Name parish, Jesmond
- St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sacred Heart Church, North Gosforth
- St Mary's Church, Sunderland
Warwickshire
- Our Lady of the Angels, Nuneaton
- St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton
- St Francis of Assisi, Bedworth
- St Marie's Church, Rugby
- St Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Warwick
- St Peter and St Paul and St Elizabeth Catholic Church, Coughton
West Sussex
- Arundel Cathedral
- Our Lady of England Priory
- St Wilfrid's Church, Burgess Hill
- English Martyrs' Catholic Church, Goring-by-Sea
- Fitzalan Chapel
- Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley
- Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bognor Regis
- Sacred Heart Church, Petworth
- St Richard of Chichester Church, Chichester
- St Peter's Church, Shoreham-by-Sea
- Shrine Church of Our Lady of Consolation and St Francis
- St Catherine's Church, Littlehampton
- Worth Abbey
- St Mary of the Angels, Worthing
West Midlands
- St Michael's Catholic Church, Moor Street, Birmingham
- St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham
- St Edward's Church, Selly Park, Birmingham
- Erdington Abbey, Birmingham
- St Francis of Assisi Church, Handsworth, Birmingham
- St Mary's Church, Harborne, Birmingham
- Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield, Birmingham
- Birmingham Oratory, Birmingham
- Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Tile Cross, Birmingham
- St Anne's Church, Birmingham
- St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham
- Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle, Birmingham
- St Osburg's Church, Coventry
- St Mary and St John Church, Wolverhampton
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Wolverhampton
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire
- in the East Riding
- in North Yorkshire
- Medieval parish churches of York
- Bar Convent, York
- St George's Roman Catholic Church, York
- Shrine of St Margaret Clitherow, York
- St Mary's Abbey, York
- St John's in the Marsh Church, York
- St Wilfrid's, York
- Ss Leonard & Mary, Malton
- Sacred Heart Church, Middlesbrough
- St Clare of Assisi, Middlesbrough
- St Bernadette's, Nunthorpe
- St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church
- St Robert's Church, Harrogate
- St Stephen's Church, Skipton
- The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace
- Ss Mary and Romuald, Yarm
- in South Yorkshire
- Cathedral Church of St Marie, Sheffield
- Monastery of The Holy Spirit, Sheffield
- Sacred Heart Church, Hillsborough, Sheffield
- St Vincent's Church, Sheffield
- Sacred Heart Church, Hillsborough
- Holy Rood Church, Barnsley
- Our Lady of Doncaster
- St Bede's Church, Rotherham
- in West Yorkshire
- Leeds Cathedral
- Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
- Mount St Mary's Church, Leeds
- Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Leeds
- St Patrick's Church, Leeds
- St Edward King and Confessor Catholic Church, Clifford
- St Mary's Church, Halifax
- St Patrick's Church, Bradford
- St Patrick's Church, Huddersfield
- St Austin's Church, Wakefield
Scotland
Glasgow
- St Aloysius Church, Glasgow
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Glasgow
- Sacred Heart Church, Glasgow
- St. Anne's Church, Glasgow
- Saint Mary's, Calton
- St Columba's Catholic Church, Glasgow
- St Mungo's Church, Glasgow
Northern Ireland
Belfast
- Clonard Monastery
- St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast
- St Malachy's Church, Belfast
- St Mary's Church, Belfast
- St Patrick's Church, Belfast