St Agatha's Church | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church (since 2012) Previously Traditional Anglican Communion (1994-2012) Church of England (1894-1954) |
Rite | Anglican Use |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish Church |
Leadership | Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham Ordinary: The Revd Msgr Keith Newton Rector: The Revd Msgr Robert Mercer |
Location | |
Location | Landport, Portsmouth, England |
Geographic coordinates | 50°48′8.22″N 1°5′31.87″W / 50.8022833°N 1.0921861°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Joseph Henry Ball |
Style | Italianate Romanesque |
General contractor | W. R. Light and Son of Southsea |
Groundbreaking | 1838 |
Completed | 1894 |
Construction cost | £3,250 |
Website | |
sagathasbasilica.com |
St Agatha's Church is a parish church in the Landport district of Portsmouth. It is now affiliated to the Roman Catholic Church through the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. It is situated on the Marketway next to the Cascades Shopping Centre. It was built between 1893 and 1895 for the Church of England and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]