Pontypridd Deanery

The Pontypridd Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Archdiocese of Cardiff which covers several churches and the university chaplaincy in Pontypridd and the surrounding area of Rhondda, the southernmost part of the Cynon Valley, and Caerphilly. In the early 2000s, the Head of the Valleys deanery was split. The churches in its western part, in the county boroughs of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, became part of the Pontypridd deanery and the churches in its eastern part, in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, became part of the North Gwent Deanery.^[1]^[2]

Churches[edit]

St Thomas, Abercynon
St Peter, Bargoed – served from Abercynon
St Helen, Caerphilly
Our Lady of Lourdes, Mountain Ash
St Joseph, Aberdare – served from Mountain Ash
St Therese of Lisieux, Hirwaun – served from Mountain Ash
St Mary, Merthyr Tydfil^[3]
St Aloysius, Gurnos – served from Merthyr Tydfil
St Illtyd, Dowlais^[4] – served from Merthyr Tydfil
St Benedict, Merthyr Vale – served from Merthyr Tydfil
Ss Gabriel and Raphael, Tonypandy
St Dyfrig, Treforest
Glamorgan University Chaplaincy – served from Treforest
All Hallows, Llantrisant- served from Treforest
St Mary Magdalene, Ynyshir

Gallery[edit]

St Thomas, Abercynon
St Peter, Bargoed
St Joseph, Aberdare
St Helen, Caerphilly
Ss Gabriel and Raphael, Tonypandy
St Dyfrig, Treforest
St Benedict, Merthyr Vale
Our Lady of Lourdes, Mountain Ash

References[edit]

^ PontypriddRCDeanery.org.uk retrieved 25 March 2015
^ "Deaneries". Archdiocese of Cardiff. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ Our Lady of the Rosary Church from British listed buildings, retrieved 27 March 2015
^ St Illtyd's Roman Catholic Church, Dowlais from British listed buildings, retrieved 27 March 2015

External links[edit]

[1] PontypriddRCDeanery.org.uk retrieved 25 March 2015

[2] "Deaneries". Archdiocese of Cardiff. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.

[3] Our Lady of the Rosary Church from British listed buildings, retrieved 27 March 2015

[4] St Illtyd's Roman Catholic Church, Dowlais from British listed buildings, retrieved 27 March 2015

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v t e Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Province of Cardiff
Archdiocese of Cardiff	Bridgend Deanery Cardiff Deanery Hereford Deanery¹ Newport Deanery North Gwent Deanery Pontypridd Deanery
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v t e Archdiocese of Cardiff
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff
Archbishops of Cardiff I: James Bilsborrow II: Francis Mostyn III: Michael McGrath IV: John Murphy V: John Ward VI: Peter Smith VII: George Stack (Bishop Emeritus) VIII: Mark O'Toole
Churches Cardiff Cathedral – Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St David Our Lady and St Michael, Abergavenny St Alban-on-the-Moors, Cardiff St Joseph, Cardiff St Mary of the Angels, Cardiff St Patrick, Cardiff St Peter, Cardiff St Francis Xavier, Hereford St Mary and St Michael, Llanarth St Mary, Monmouth St Michael, Newport St Patrick, Newport St Dyfrig, Treforest St David Lewis and St Francis Xavier, Usk
Patronal Feast of the Diocese Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
Schools St Richard Gwyn High School, Barry Archbishop McGrath High School, Bridgend Corpus Christi High School, Cardiff St David's Sixth Form College, Cardiff St Illtyd's High School, Cardiff St John's College, Cardiff St Mary's High School, Lugwardine Bishop Hedley High School, Merthyr Tydfil St John's High School, Newport St Alban's High School, Pontypool Cardinal Newman School, Rhydyfelin Mary Immaculate High School, Wenvoe
Deaneries Bridgend Deanery Cardiff Deanery Hereford Deanery¹ Newport Deanery North Gwent Deanery Pontypridd Deanery
See also Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire Joseph Brown John Hedley Diocese of Newport and Menevia Our Lady of Penrhys Gunter Mansion
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