St. Patrick

Introduction

Saint Patrick's Church in Birmingham is a Roman Catholic church built between 1876 and 1895.

Architecture and furnishings

The church is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and a tile roof. The west end features a gabled entrance flanked by buttresses with cupola-like terminations and a canopied statue niche above. To the left of the facade is a baptistry with an apsed end. To the right of the facade stands a bell turret with pronounced gargoyles.

The chancel has a flat east end with an elaborate reredos featuring relief panels and much crocketting. The chancel walls retain some angels with outspread wings.

St Patrick's has stood on Dudley Road since 1877. The interior includes French Gothic architecture, Hardman stained glass, a carved high altar, an alabaster font, and a historic Norman & Beard pipe organ. Children's Liturgy welcomes children from age 3 upward, accompanied by trained volunteer catechists.

Sacraments and pastoral care

The parish covers the spiritual needs of Catholic patients in the City Hospital Dudley Road around the clock. The parish offers baptism, funeral, wedding and first holy communion services.

The parish offers Blessed Sacraments, weddings, and holy communion preparation and celebrations. The parish community is present not just for the funeral itself but for the long journey of grief that follows. The parish offers the sacrament of reconciliation, also known as confession.

Visiting

The parish holds Ghanaian and Nigerian Community Masses and other events. On Sundays after Mass the parish sits for tea, coffee and other refreshments.

The church welcomes group visits from parish communities, school groups, community organisations, and anyone who would like to experience the church. The church is open for group visits Monday to Friday and on Saturdays during the daytime.