List of places of worship in Cardiff
This is a list of places of worship in Cardiff, capital city of Wales.
Currently active[edit]
Buddhist[edit]
Christian[edit]
Baptist Union of Great Britain[edit]
- Albany Road Baptist Church, Roath Park[3]
- Alfred Tilly Memorial Baptist Church (Rumney Baptist Church), Rumney[4]
- Ararat, Whitchurch[5]
- Belmont, Tremorfa[6]
- Bethany, Rhiwbina[7]
- Bethel, Whitchurch[8]
- Calvary, Canton[9]
- Christchurch United Church, Llanedeyrn[10]
- Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Grangetown[11]
- Ely (Archer Rd) Baptist, The Church on the Roundabout, Ely[12]
- Grangetown Baptish Church, Grangetown[13]
- Llanishen Baptist Church, Llanishen[14]
- Lisvane Baptist Church, Lisvane[15]
- Pentyrch Street, Cathays[16]
- Siloam, Llanrumney[17]
- Splott Baptist Church, Splott[18]
- Tredegarville Baptist Church, Roath,[19] also used by Life Church Cardiff[20]
- Woodville Baptist Church, Cathays[21]
Baptist Union of Wales[edit]
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit]
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rhiwbina
Church in Wales[edit]
- Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff
- All Saints', Llandaff North
- All Saints', Rhiwbina
- Christ Church, Roath Park
- Christ Church, Radyr
- St Andrew and St Teilo, Cathays, operating as Citizen Church[23]
- St Augustine's, Rumney
- St Catherine's, Canton
- St David's, Caerau
- St Denys', Lisvane
- Dewi Sant, city centre – formerly St Andrew's [24]
- St Dyfrig and St Samson, Grangetown[25] (also used by the Romanian Orthodox Parish of St Stephen)[26]
- St Edward the Confessor, Roath
- St Edeyrn's, Old St Mellons
- St Faith's, Llanishen
- St German's, Adamsdown
- St Isan's, Llanishen
- St John the Baptist, city centre – one of the two churches of medieval Cardiff, with St Mary's.
- St John the Baptist, Danescourt
- St John the Evangelist, Canton (also used by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia Parish of the Kazan Icon of The Mother of God)[27]
- St Luke's, Canton
- St Margaret's, Roath
- St Mark's, Gabalfa
- St Martin's Roath
- St Mary's Whitchurch
- St Mary the Virgin, Butetown
- St Michael and All Angels, Cathays
- St Paul's, Grangetown
- St Philip, Tremorfa[28]
- Church of the Resurrection, Ely
- St Saviour's, Splott
- St Thomas's, Birchgrove
- St Timothy's, Caerau
[edit]
- Canton Uniting Church, Canton (Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church)[29]
- Christchurch, Llandaff North (shared by Methodist and United Reformed churches)[30]
- Christchurch, Fairwater (shared by Methodist and United Reformed churches)[31]
- St David's Ecumenical Church, Pentwyn (Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church in Wales and United Reformed Church)[32][33][34]
- Llanrumney Community Church, Llanrumney (shared by Rhiwbina Baptist Church and New Hope Community Church)[35][36]
- Pontprennau Community Church, Pontprennau (Baptist, Church in Wales, Methodist and United Reformed Church)[37][38][31][39]
- The Church of the Resurrection, St Mellons[40]
Elim Pentecostal Church[edit]
Evangelical Lutheran Church of England[edit]
Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales[edit]
- Bethel, Culverhouse Cross[44]
- Immanuel, Caerau[45]
Gospel Halls[edit]
- Adamsdown Gospel Hall, Adamsdown[46]
- Canton Gospel Hall, Canton[47]
- Ebenezer Gospel Hall, Grangetown[48]
- Fairwater Gospel Hall, Fairwater[49]
- Heath Gospel Hall, Heath[50]
- Leckwith Gospel Hall (The Church in the Avenue), Canton[51]
Greek Orthodox Church[edit]
- St Nicholas's Church, Butetown[52]
Independent Baptist[edit]
- Ainon, Tongwynlais[53]
- Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Grangetown[54]
- Emmanuel, Gabalfa[55]
- Gabalfa Baptist Church, Gabalfa[56]
- St Mellons (Caersalem) Baptist Church, St Mellons[57]
- Rhiwbina Baptist Church, Rhiwbina[58]
Jehovah's Witnesses[edit]
- Kingdom Hall, Gabalfa
- Kingdom Hall, Llanrumney
Methodist Church[edit]
- St Andrew's, Birchgrove[59] (also used by Seventh-day Adventist Church)[60]
- Cathays Methodist Church, Cathays[31]
- Copleston Road Methodist Church, Llandaff North[61]
- Cyncoed Methodist Church, Cyncoed[62]
- Conway Road Pontcanna (also used by German Lutheran Church[31] and the Russian Orthodox parish of St Theodore & St Teilo[63])
- Ely Methodist, Ely[31]
- Llanishen Methodist Church, Llanishen[64]
- St Paul's, Butetown[31]
- Radyr Methodist, Radyr[31]
- Rumney Methodist Church, Rumney[31]
- Wesley Methodist, Canton[65]
- Whitchurch Methodist, Whitchurch[31]
Presbyterian Church of Wales[edit]
- Cathedral Road, Pontcanna[66]
- Fairwater Church, Fairwater[67]
- Park End, Cyncoed[68]
- Tabernacle, Whitchurch[69]
- Saltmead Hall, Grangetown[70]
Quakers[edit]
- Friends Meeting House, city centre[71]
Roman Catholic Church[edit]
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- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral (St David's Cathedral), city centre
- St Alban-on-the-Moors, Splott
- Blessed Sacrament, Rumney
- St Brigid's, Llanishen[72]
- St Cadoc's Church, Llanrumney
- Christ the King, Llanishen[72]
- St Clare's, Ely
- St Francis of Assisi, Ely
- Holy Family, Fairwater
- St John Lloyd, Rumney
- St Joseph's, Gabalfa
- St Mary of the Angels, Canton
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Llandaff North
- St Patrick's, Grangetown
- St Paul's, Cyncoed[72]
- St Peter's, Plasnewydd
- St Philip Evans, Llanedeyrn
- St Teilo's, Whitchurch
- University Catholic Chaplaincy
Salvation Army[edit]
- The Salvation Army, Canton[73]
- The Salvation Army, Cathays[74]
- The Salvation Army, Ely[75]
- The Salvation Army, Grangetown[76]
- The Salvation Army, Splott[77]
Union of Welsh Independents[edit]
- Eglwys Minny Street, Cathays[78]
United Reformed Church[edit]
- St Andrews, Roath[79]
- Bethel, Llanishen[80]
- Bethesda, Tongwynlais[81]
- Beulah, Rhiwbina[82]
- City United Reformed Church, city centre[83]
- Parkminster United Reformed Church, Roath (also used by Calvary Church of God in Christ)[84]
Other denominations and independent churches[edit]
- All Nations Church, Heath[85]
- Bethania, St Mellons[86]
- Bethesda, Rhiwbina[87]
- Cardiff Chinese Christian Church, Canton[88]
- Church of God, Canton[89]
- Ebenezer Church, Grangetown[90]
- Eglwys y Crwys, Cathays[91]
- Eglwys Efengylaidd Gymraeg Caerdydd (Cardiff Welsh Evangelical Church), Cathays[92]
- Freedom Church, Butetown[93]
- Garden of the Lord, Tremorfa[94]
- Glenwood Church, Llanedeyrn[95]
- Heath Evangelical Church, Gabalfa,[96] also holds services of the Cardiff Korean Church.[97]
- Highfields Church, Cathays[98]
- International Church, Cathays[99]
- Llandaff North Christian Centre, Llandaff North (formerly Llandaff North Gospel Hall)[100]
- Llanishen Evangelical Church, Llanishen (formerly Emmaus Chapel)[101]
- Mackintosh Evangelical Church, Roath[102]
- Minster Christian Centre, Roath[103]
- New Hope Centre, Butetown[104]
- New Hope Community Church, Llanrumney
- New Testament Church of God, Butetown[105]
- Rumney Chapel, Rumney[49]
- Salem, Canton[106]
- Shiloh Pentecostal Church, Riverside[107]
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) House of Praise, Cardiff[108]
- Tabernacle, Roath[109]
- Thornhill Church, Thornhill[110]
Hindu[edit]
- India Centre, Splott
- Sanatan Dharma Mandal, city centre
- Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Grangetown[111]
Islam[edit]
- Al Falah Centre, Riverside
- Al-Manar Centre, Cathays
- Dar-ul-Isra, Cathays
- Grangetown Muslim Cultural Centre, Grangetown
- Jalalia Mosque & Islamic Education Centre, Riverside
- Jamia Masjid Bilal, Canton
- Madina Mosque, Cathays
- Masjid Noor, Butetown
- Masjid-e-Umar, Roath
- Shah Jalal Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre, Cathays
- South Wales Islamic Centre, Butetown
Judaism[edit]
Movement for Reform[edit]
- Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Adamsdown
Orthodox[edit]
- Cardiff United Synagogue, Cyncoed
Sikhism[edit]
Notable defunct places of worship[edit]
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- All Souls Chapel, Cardiff, Cardiff Bay − a large chapel catering primarily to seamen (a converted ship had served in this capacity previously). Closed in 1952 and demolished.[115]
- St Anne's Church, Roath – designed by a pupil of William Burges it opened in 1887, but closed in December 2015 with a £250,000 repair bill looming.[116]
- St James the Great, Adamsdown – Built 1890-3, closed in 2006 and was converted into apartments.[117][118]
- Lightship 2000, Cardiff Bay – a former lightship used as a church until 2013, with a minister from the United Reformed church.
- St Mary's, city centre – Cardiff's main church from the 12th century until it was destroyed by flooding in the 17th century.
- St Mary the Virgin, Caerau – 13th century church last used in 1973.
- Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay – de-consecrated in 1974, subsequently relocated and re-opened as an arts centre.
- St Stephen's, Butetown – deconsecrated in 1972, subsequently becoming a theatre and live music venue until 2009.
- St Teilo's, St Fagans – ancient church re-erected at St Fagans National History Museum[119]
- Wood Street Congregational Church, city centre – once the largest congregational chapel in South Wales. Demolished in the 1960s.[120]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Heath Gospel Hall". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Leckwith Gospel Hall". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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- ^ "Ainon Baptist Church Tongwynlais". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Cornwall Street Baptist Church". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Emmanuel Baptist Church". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Gabalfa Baptist Church". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "St Mellons Baptist Church". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Rhiwbina Baptist Church". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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