Since 1987, the Diocese of Menevia has covered south west and central Wales. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cardiff, within the Province of Cardiff. The cathedral, dedicated to St Joseph, is in Swansea. The name of the diocese comes from the Roman name for the area around St David’s. 53 churches were visited for Taking Stock (concluded in June 2019).
An impressive design in the early Christian style, built by the Benedictines to serve a largely Irish congregation.... Read More
Built in 1970-1 to serve a post-war housing estate, this is an ambitious design by Thomas Price and is typical of many... Read More
Originally built by and for a community of Carmelite nuns, this was the first commission of the noted Catholic... Read More
A small and plain Franciscan church of 1956, whose chief feature is the boldly-coloured dalle de verre Buckfast Abbey... Read More
A small church of the mid-1960s in a low-key contemporary style, using a wide variety of materials. The building has... Read More
A functional stone-built design of modest size with no external elaboration, built in 1866 and historically serving a... Read More
The earliest surviving nineteenth century Catholic church in Swansea, built by the charismatic Fr Charles Kavanagh and... Read More
A church built by the Benedictines in 1927, in a simplified Gothic style with nave, west tower and south aisle. A... Read More
A functional concrete portal-framed building of the mid-1960s, built to serve the post-war suburban expansion of... Read More
A modern brick design by Thomas Price with a rewarding interior - essentially octagonal on plan, with sanctuary walls... Read More
A modest rectangular building of dual-purpose church and hall character, built in a simple Gothic style by the... Read More
A modest 1950s brick church, re-orientated and given a striking new apse in 1964. The dominant feature of the simple... Read More
