The Diocese of Birmingham was created in 1850, becoming an Archdiocese in 1911. It is the Metropolitan diocese in the Province of Birmingham. The cathedral is in Birmingham and is dedicated to St Chad. The Archdiocese covers parts or all of the counties/administrative areas of Oxfordshire and Berkshire (north of the River Thames), Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. It has 224 parishes (as of 2015), some with more than one church; 263 churches were visited for Taking Stock.
A striking design of the Post-Vatican II period, the baptistery with its tall needle spire a local landmark. Inside,... Read More
A functional modern worship space combined with a parish hall, of limited architectural interest.It was suggested as... Read More
The chief interest of the church is in its unusual arched brick front and lamella roof construction, here used at quite... Read More
The mission was established by the Rev. Edward Caswall, of the Birmingham Oratory and a noted hymnographer. The present... Read More
A simple brick Gothic church by A. W. Pugin, his earliest surviving church design, enlarged and enriched at various... Read More
A large post-war church built during the Second Vatican Council and designed with a freestanding altar. Disused altar... Read More
A pleasant small Italo-Byzantine church of the mid-1920s which was built to serve both the parish and the adjoining... Read More
The Berkeley family of Spetchley Park has maintained the Catholic faith since the 1690s, and for many years was served... Read More
An economical design of 1986, fit for purpose, well-lit and spacious but of low heritage significance. A Mass centre... Read More
Stafford was a strong local Catholic centre during the penal years, and a public chapel was built as soon as it became... Read More
A post-war stripped Romanesque design by E. Bower Norris, incorporating some of the firm’s distinctive details,... Read More
A large and conspicuous building designed by Charles Hansom, one of the most original of mid-nineteenth century... Read More
