St Werburgh's Church, Chester | |
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53°11′28″N 2°52′57″W / 53.1911°N 2.8825°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 411 664 |
Location | Grosvenor Park Road, Chester, Cheshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | St Werburgh, Chester |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | Saint Werburgh |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 2 July 1998 |
Architect(s) | Edmund Kirby |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | French Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1873 |
Completed | 1914 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
Administration | |
Diocese | Shrewsbury |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Fr Paul Shaw |
Laity | |
Flower guild | Marie Broadhurst |
Parish administrator | Syd Jones |
St Werburgh's Church is in Grosvenor Park Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the diocese of Shrewsbury.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It should not be confused with the Benedictine Abbey of St Werburgh (since 1541 Chester Cathedral) established in 1093 by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester ("Hugh Lupus").