St Joseph's Cathedral, Swansea

St Joseph's Cathedral
St Joseph's Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph in Swansea
	St Joseph's Cathedral Shown within West Glamorgan
	51°37′58″N 3°56′38″W / 51.632778°N 3.943889°W
Location	Swansea, West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	MeneviaCathedral.org
History
Consecrated	1888
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	30 March 1987
Architect(s)	Peter Paul Pugin
Years built	1887–1889
Administration
Province	Cardiff
Diocese	Menevia (since 1987)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Thomas Burns
Dean	Rev. Fr. Benedict Koledoye

The Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph – also known as St Joseph's Cathedral or Swansea Cathedral – is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales. It is the seat of the Bishop of Menevia and mother church of the Diocese of Menevia. The cathedral is located in the Greenhill area of Swansea.

History

Originally built as a church, St Joseph's was conceived by Father Wulstan Richards, OSB who came to Greenhill in 1875. It was designed by Peter Paul Pugin and took two years to build at a cost of £10,000. The building was officially opened on 25 November 1888 while still under construction. It is a Grade II listed building. Built as a church, it was converted to a cathedral in 1987 for the redefined Diocese of Menevia.^[2]

Images

View towards the altar
Stained glass window to commemorate the bombing of Swansea in the Second World War
View towards the back
Ceiling
Aisle and columns
Font
Main door