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Reopening our churches for private prayer
On Friday 19th June 2020 after 3 months of church closures as part of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Welsh Government announced that places of worship could reopen for private prayer from Monday 22nd June 2020. Archbishop George Stack has issued a statement welcoming the news and indicated that it is more likely that churches in the Diocese will open towards Saturday 27th June 2020. You can read the full statement by clicking here.
Parishes within the Archdiocese of Cardiff began following guidelines issued by the diocese over the past week to safely reopen our churches. 49 action points are required to ensure the safety of all who wish to visit our churches at this time.
As churches make know their reopen dates and schedules we will update this page for you to know where the nearest open church is and the times it will be open. Check back often to keep up to date.
Cardiff Cathedral
St David’s Cathedral – Cardiff
- Tuesday – Thursday – 11.00am-3.00pm
- Saturday- 11.00am-3.00pm
- Sunday – 1.00pm-3.00pm
Abergavenny
Our Lady & St Michael – Abergavenny
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, – 2pm-4pm
Barry
- Tuesday 10am-11am
- Thursday 10am-11am
- Saturday 10am-11am
Cardiff
- Monday – Saturday – 1.00am-1.00pm
- Sunday – 3.30pm-5.30pm
St Alban-on-the-Moors – Splott
- Monday to Friday – 10am -12pm and 3pm-4.45pm
- Saturday – 9am – 12pm & 3pm – 4.45pm
- Sunday – 2pm – 3.45pm
Blessed Sacrament, Rumney (From Sunday 28th June 2020)
- Sundays – 2.00pm-4.00pm
St Josephs – Cathays/Heath/Maindy
- Sunday 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
- Monday 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
- Wednesday 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm
- Saturday 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
- Monday – Sunday – 10.30am-12.30pm – Private Prayer and Adoration
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Friday – 2:00pm – 4:00pm – Prayer and Adoration
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Sunday – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Caerphilly
- Wednesday – 2.00pm-4.00pm
- Sunday – 2.00pm-4.00pm
Hereford
Churches within Herefordshire come within the remit of English law the known times within Hereford are:
Belmont Abbey church (From Tuesday 23rd June 2020)
- Tuesdays & Fridays – 10.00am -11.00am
- Monday, Wednesday & Saturday – 10.00am – 1.00pm
- Thursday & Saturday – 10.00am -11.00am
Llanarth
St Mary & St Michael – Llanarth
- Wednesday – 2.00-4.00pm
Llantrisant
- Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Maesteg
Our Lady & St. Patrick, Maesteg (From Sunday 5th July)
- Sunday – 11.00am-1.00pm
- Tuesday – 11.00-1.00pm
- Thursday – 10.00am-12.00 noon
Newport
St. Mary’s, Stow Hill (From Saturday 27th June 2020)
- Saturday 27th only – 12.00pm-2.00pm
- Mondays & Wednesdays – 10.00am-2.00pm
- Sundays – 3.00pm-5.00pm
Pontypool
- Sunday – 10.00am-12.00pm
Usk
Ss David Lewis & Francis Xavier, Usk (With immediate effect)
- Monday – Saturday – 9.30am-11.30am
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 6.00pm-7.00pm