St Wilfrid's Church, Preston

St. Wilfrid's Preston
Catholic Church of Saint Wilfrid, Preston
North end of St Wilfrid's Church, Chapel Street, Preston
St. Wilfrid's Preston is located in Preston city centre
St. Wilfrid's Preston
St. Wilfrid's Preston
Location in Preston
53°45′27″N 2°42′10″W / 53.757478°N 2.702855°W / 53.757478; -2.702855
OS grid referenceSD5376529221
LocationPreston, Lancashire
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttp://stwilfridsparish.uk/
History
StatusActive
FoundedApril 1792 (1792-04)
Founder(s)Fr Joseph 'Daddy' Dunn
DedicationSt Wilfrid
EventsRemodelled 1879–80
Renovated 1996
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated27 September 1979[1]
Architect(s)Ignatius Scoles and Samuel Joseph Nicholl
StyleNeo-classical
CompletedJune 1794
Construction cost£4,000
Administration
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseLancaster
DeaneryPreston[2]

Saint Wilfrid's Church is a Roman Catholic church run by the Society of Jesus, in the city centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1793 and is situated between Fishergate and Winckley Square on Chapel Street.[3]