St Alban-on-the-Moors Church facts for kids

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St Alban's Church, Splott
51°29′10″N 3°8′58″W
Location	Splott
Country	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English, Latin
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	active
Founded	1891
Dedication	Saint Alban
Consecrated	16 July 1911
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed building
Architect(s)	F. R. Bates
Style	Perpendicular Gothic
Completed	1911
Specifications
Number of floors	2
Materials	Pennant sandstone, Bath stone
Administration
Deanery	Cardiff Deanery
Archdiocese	Cardiff Archdiocese
Diocese	Cardiff Archdiocese
Province	Cardiff Province

St Alban-on-the-Moors Church, Splott, also known simply as St Alban's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Splott, Cardiff, Wales. It is administered by the Cardiff Oratory

History

The initial church was an iron church finished in 1891, with parts from other churches (including Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral and St Peter's Church). This was rebuilt as St Joseph's Church in Gabalfa when the new St Alban's building was finished.

The current building was designed by the Newport architect F. R. Bates. It is built in the Perpendicular Gothic style, using Pennant sandstone and Bath stone. Its towers are unusual, having both a central rectangular tower and a west octagonal tower. Construction was finished in 1911. The new building was officially opened on 16th July 1911. The presbytery was completed later.

St Alban's became a Grade II listed building in 1997.

Cardiff Oratory

In May 2019, St Alban's was transferred from the Rosminians to the Cardiff Oratory after it became difficult for the Rosminians to maintain the parish. The priests there moved to St Peter's and St Joseph's, the two other Rosminian parishes in Cardiff.

St Alban's gained controversy in 2020 after a wedding was held during a national COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, against Welsh Government guidance.