Our parish is one of the oldest parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Leeds. It serves the city centre of Wakefield and the surrounding areas. We are a large and very active parish with 500 people or more attending Mass every Sunday. 

The Parish, includes two churches. St Austin’s in the city centre, which was built in 1828 and is one of the oldest churches in our Diocese. St Austin’s was the first Catholic church built in the area since the Reformation and is Wakefield’s “mother church”. The English Martyrs’ Church, was built in 1957 to serve the western suburbs of the City. Beneath and to the sides of St Austin’s is a range of parish rooms and a parish halls built in 1931. There is also a social centre below English Martyrs’ Church in Lupset. We try to keep the churches open during the day, for private prayer and reflection. 

The numbers at each Mass, have to be limited, due to COVID-19 guidelines.

PLEASE NOTE: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO WEAR A FACE COVERING AT ALL SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES (unless you are exempt). There is no longer any requirement need to book a place at Mass though we do ask you to check in with the NHS app when you attend. 

Mass Times: (Note these maybe subject to change-especially at holiday times like Easter and Christmas. Please check with this week’s bulletin).