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.
The original 1920s church, of modest architectural interest, was built to serve workers brought from France to the... Read More
A large, unusual and impressive essay in the Romanesque style of south west France, the green copper-clad domes forming... Read More
A large and complex church of strong architectural character and interest. It forms the heart of a group of listed and... Read More
An impressive mid-Victorian Gothic Revival church by a major Catholic architect. There is a good survival of the... Read More
A functional 1970s steel-framed and brick church with a large, square worship space.Mass was first said in modern... Read More
A relatively small church Gothic church of the 1860s by E. W. Pugin, whose buildings are often more flamboyant. The... Read More
The narrow facade conceals a surprisingly spacious if simple interior. The lack of an architectural sanctuary is... Read More
A well-detailed Victorian Gothic Revival church built for a Benedictine mission, with assistance from the Throckmorton... Read More
A stately and in parts quirky interwar Romanesque design by G. B. Cox, replacing a smaller chapel of 1834. The interior... Read More
An economical post-war brick church in a simplified Romanesque style with an unassuming exterior and a more impressive... Read More
A modern church by Cyril Horsley with bold brick outlines, built on an open suburban site. The chief internal feature... Read More
A functional modern church of the mid-1970s retaining much of its original character.The mission was founded from... Read More
