Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire

Belmont Abbey
Abbey Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hereford
View from the Abbey gardens
Belmont Abbey is located in Herefordshire
Belmont Abbey
Belmont Abbey
Location in Herefordshire
52°02′21″N 2°45′23″W / 52.0393°N 2.7564°W / 52.0393; -2.7564
OS grid referenceSO4821038149
LocationHereford, Herefordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteBelmontAbbey.org.uk
History
Former name(s)Pro-Cathedral of Newport and Menevia
StatusBenedictine monastery
Founded1859 (1859)
Founder(s)Francis Wegg-Prosser
DedicationSt Michael
Consecrated4 September 1860
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated22 October 1986
Architect(s)Edward Welby Pugin
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1857
Completed1875
Construction cost£45,000
Administration
ProvinceCardiff
ArchdioceseCardiff
DeaneryHerefordshire
Clergy
AbbotRt. Rev. Dom Brendan Thomas OSB
PriorVery Rev. Dom Alexander Kenyon OSB

Belmont Abbey, in Herefordshire, England, is a Catholic Benedictine monastery that forms part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It stands on a small hill overlooking the city of Hereford to the east, with views across to the Black Mountains in Wales to the west. The 19th century Abbey also serves as a parish church.