St Wilfrid's Catholic Church Ripon

St Wilfrid's Catholic Church Ripon Our parish and our witness to our faith. St Wilfrid's first opened on April 23rd 1862 at the request of the Catholic community of Ripon at the time in 1850.

Prior to this, Catholics had to journey to St Joseph's in Bishop Thornton to celebrate Mass. Dedicated to St Wilfrid of Ripon, the Church was built in the Lombardo Early Decorated Style of architecture and was designed by Mr. Joseph Hansom. The parishioners were very proud of the church with its unusual style and commanding location. The tower surmounted the apsidal sanctuary, and was finished off

with a small turret containing a single bell. The elegant interior of the church contains many items of interest, including mosaics by Salviati of Venice, a High Altar of Caen Stone and an outstanding Reredos designed by Edward Pugin. The Reredos exhibits a number of figures representing kings, bishops, abbots and monks, and also illustrates St. Wilfrid preaching before two kings and St. Wilfrid on his deathbed receiving the Last Rites. The Lady Chapel at the end of the North aisle contains two stained glass windows which were a gift of the Marquess of Ripon shortly after he became a Catholic. At the end of the South aisle, St. Joseph's Chapel is remarkable for its elegant design and elaborate carving, and a painting on mahogany represents the death of of St Joseph. In 1888 a beautiful window, designed by Joseph Powell, was placed over the High Altar in memory of Canon Vavasour, who contributed much to the founding of the Parish and who had died in 1867. Canan Vavasour is depicted kneeling at the feet of St. Philip, his patron saint, who presents him to our Lord.

Święconka Blessing of Food BasketsWhat a lovely service. See the wonderful pictures below!
04/04/2026

Święconka Blessing of Food Baskets
What a lovely service. See the wonderful pictures below!

Exciting Event Coming Soon - save the date! See details below to purchase tickets online.
01/04/2026

Exciting Event Coming Soon - save the date! See details below to purchase tickets online.

23/03/2026

The sun was shining and it felt like spring was in the air. We celebrated a lovely healing mass with friends and enjoyed a chat over afternoon tea aftewards.

22/12/2025
14/12/2025
14/12/2025

A truly joyous, healing celebration on Gaudate Sunday with a blessing of the sick and mass. Always enhanced by our wonderful guitarists and singers, thank you! To all who contributed to this special celebration, thank you! And to all who came out on a miserable afternoon to sit and chat with friends old and new, thank you!

What a wonderful, joyous evening of music in our beautiful church. Thank you so much to The Hummingbirds for taking the ...
13/12/2025

What a wonderful, joyous evening of music in our beautiful church. Thank you so much to The Hummingbirds for taking the time to visit us in Ripon and entertaining us with such high quality renditions. Compliments also go to the team behind the scenes. The wines, cheeses and nibbles were delicious and allowed us to mingle and chat. A lovely evening!

03/11/2025

Please bring them in as soon as possible!

03/11/2025

Yuuuuum!

21/08/2025

The music continues after the celebration....

Address

Coltsgate Hill
Ripon
HG42AB

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:15am - 10am
Wednesday 9:15am - 10am
Thursday 9:15am - 10am
Friday 9:15am - 10am
Saturday 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Sunday 10am - 11am

Telephone

+441765279263

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