Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Liverpool

The Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Liverpool is a Roman Catholic church in Salisbury Street, Everton, Liverpool, England (grid reference SJ356911). The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Liverpool North. It is staffed by the Society of Jesus. Members of the Society of St Francis Xavier decided at a meeting in 1840 that, as the numbers of Roman Catholics in Liverpool was growing rapidly, a new church was needed. The foundation stone was laid in 1842 and J. J. Scoles was appointed as architect. The church opened on 4 December 1848. The spire was added in 1883. The church had been designed to hold 1,000 people...