St Joseph Church, Southampton
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Main entrance
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 St Joseph's Church
Location in Southampton
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| Coordinates: 50°53′57″N 1°24′21″W / 50.89925°N 1.4057°W | |
| OS grid reference | SU4188611250 |
| Location | Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Southampton-City-Catholics.org.uk |
| History | |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Dedication | Saint Joseph |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 14 February 1969 |
| Architect(s) | Augustus Pugin, J. G. Poole and Leonard Stokes |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | March 1843 |
| Completed | 1845 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Joseph and St Edmund |
| Deanery | Southampton |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Province | Southwark |
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. It is a Grade II listed building.
In 1789, French Catholics fled to Southampton after the French Revolution. They worshipped in secret in a room in 13 St Michael's Square in the city. In 1792, they opened a chapel in 67 High Street. In 1828, a presbytery was built. Two years later, St Joseph's Church was built in the presbytery's garden.
In the early 1840s, a new St Joseph's Church had to be built to accommodate the growing congregation. In 1842, Augustus Pugin was asked to design the church. In March 1843, the foundation stone was laid. However, the parish could not afford Pugin's designs. Once the chancel was built, J. G. Poole, an architect and local surveyor, was asked to complete the church. The nave was built to his designs and in 1845, the new church was opened.
On 19 May 1882, Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Portsmouth. As the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist in Portsmouth was under construction, St Joseph's church served as the pro-cathedral until 10 August, when the new cathedral in Portsmouth was opened.
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