Our Heritage

Our churches and chapels are the focal points of the local Catholic communities that together make up the Diocese of Leeds. Many of these places of worship are significant architecturally or house notable examples of church art. All of them have interesting stories behind them, in some cases from the days before Catholic Emancipation; in others from the years of Irish migration to England in the mid-19th century. Elsewhere the story begins in the expansion of the suburbs, especially after the Second World War.

Below is a list of all the churches in the Diocese at the present time. It is arranged in chronological order, from the oldest (1806) to the most recent completion in 2001.

Chronological List of Churches in the Diocese of Leeds

Notes

(a) Nonconformist chapel (1873) converted for Catholic worship in 1967
(b) Wesleyan Chapel (1875) converted in 1957
(c) Anglican church (1915) converted in 1954
(d) Warehouse building (1930) converted in 1955
(e) Cinema (1940) converted in 1961

Further information about the history and architecture of churches in the Diocese of Leeds can be found at: www.taking-stock.org.uk

The present-day care of all our churches is a responsibility of the Art, Architecture and Heritage Committee of the Diocese of Leeds. Where a church is a Listed Building this is also a matter for the Historic Churches Committee. Further information about the work of these bodies can be found in the Property Department section of the Diocesan Website.