St Benet's Church, Sunderland

St Benet's Church
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54°54′53″N 1°22′44″W / 54.91479°N 1.37884°W / 54.91479; -1.37884
LocationMonkwearmouth, Sunderland
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationCatholic
WebsiteWearCatholic.org
History
StatusActive
Founded1861 (1861)
DedicationBenedict Biscop
Architecture
Architect(s)Dunn, Hansom & Dunn
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking28 July 1888
Completed14 July 1889
Administration
DioceseHexham and Newcastle
DeaneryMonkwearmouth[1]

St Benet's Church is a Catholic church in Monkwearmouth in Sunderland. It was built in 1889 and designed by Archibald Matthias Dunn and Edward Joseph Hansom. It is located on the corner of Thomas Street North and George Street North, half a kilometre east of the Stadium of Light. From 1900 to 2011, the Redemptorists served the parish. The church is now once again served by priests from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. When it was built, it was the first Catholic church in Sunderland to be built north of the River Wear in the nineteenth century.[2]

  1. ^ St. Benet, Sunderland from Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, retrieved 8 April 2021
  2. ^ Taking Stock, Sunderland – St Benet from Historic England, retrieved 8 April 2021