St Joseph's Church, Southampton

St Joseph's Church
Main entrance
St Joseph's Church is located in Southampton Central
St Joseph's Church
St Joseph's Church
Location in Southampton
50°53′57″N 1°24′21″W / 50.89925°N 1.4057°W / 50.89925; -1.4057
OS grid referenceSU4188611250
LocationSouthampton
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSouthampton-City-Catholics.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Founded1830 (1830)
DedicationSaint Joseph
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Designated14 February 1969[2]
Architect(s)Augustus Pugin, J. G. Poole and Leonard Stokes
StyleGothic Revival
GroundbreakingMarch 1843
Completed1845
Administration
ProvinceSouthwark
DiocesePortsmouth
DeanerySouthampton
ParishSt Joseph and St Edmund[3]

St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Southampton, Hampshire. It is situated on Bugle Street, in the centre of the city, north of Town Quay. The church chancel was designed by Augustus Pugin and built in 1843. It was the first Catholic church founded in Southampton after the Reformation. It was the pro-cathedral of the Diocese of Portsmouth in 1882.[4] It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

  1. ^ a b St Joseph - Southampton from English Heritage, retrieved 13 December 2014
  2. ^ British listed buildings retrieved 13 December 2014
  3. ^ Directory from Diocese of Portsmouth, retrieved 13 December 2014
  4. ^ History of Portsmouth Diocese Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine from Catholic Association Pilgrimage, retrieved 13 December 2014