Our Lady and St Joseph's Church, Carlisle facts for kids
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| OS grid reference | NY4064655850 |
| Location | Carlisle, Cumbria |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | CarlisleCatholicChurch.org |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 11 April 1994 |
| Architect(s) | Dunn, Hansom & Dunn |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 18 May 1891 |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Construction cost | $12,000 |
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| Parish | Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Deanery | North Cumbria |
| Diocese | Lancaster |
| Province | Liverpool |
Our Lady and St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It is a special building that was built a long time ago, between 1891 and 1893. You can find it right in the middle of the city, where Warwick Road and Warwick Square meet. This church is considered an important historical building, known as a Grade II listed building. It is also one of seven churches that belong to the larger parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Carlisle.
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History of the Church
Early Beginnings
The story of a Catholic church in Carlisle began in 1798. At that time, the Fairburn Family helped to start a small Catholic chapel. A chapel is like a smaller church.
Then, in 1800, a Catholic mission began. A mission is a place where religious work is done. The local community supported this mission, and a priest named Joseph Marshall helped lead it.
Building a New Church
As more Catholic people moved to Carlisle, the small chapel became too crowded. So, in the 1820s, people decided to build a bigger church. A new church was built on Chapel Street between 1824 and 1825.
But even this new church eventually became too small! By the 1870s, the number of people attending had grown so much that plans for an even larger church started in 1879.
Construction Details
The first stone for the current church was placed on May 18, 1891. The church was then officially opened in 1893. The land where the church stands, Warwick Square, was owned by the Duke of Devonshire.
Building this church cost about £12,000 back then. This was a lot of money! The church was designed by a team of architects called Dunn, Hansom and Dunn. These architects, Archibald Matthias Dunn, his son Archibald Manuel Dunn, and Edward Joseph Hansom, also designed another famous church in Cambridge.
The Church Parish
A parish is like a local community for a church. It includes the church building and the people who attend services there.
On February 15, 2014, Bishop Michael Campbell of Lancaster gave Our Lady and St Joseph's church a special status. He created a group of priests to live and work together there.
Later, in 2016, the church went back to being served by priests from the Diocese of Lancaster. The church then joined with other local churches to form bigger parishes. On November 1, 2020, it became part of the new city parish called Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
If you want to attend a service, the church holds two Masses on Sundays. These are at 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM.
