The Port Talbot Deanery is a

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in the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, previously in the Diocese of Menevia, that covers several churches in

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...

and the surrounding area. The

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is centred at St Joseph Church in Port Talbot.

Churches

* St Therese of Lisieux,

Port Talbot Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community (Wales), community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which d ...

* St Joseph, Port TalbotChurch of St Joseph, Port Talbot
from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 12 June 2022 * St Philip Evans,

Cwmafan Cwmafan (), also known as Cwmavon, is a large village and community in the Afan valley in Wales, lying within Neath Port Talbot County Borough. It had a population of 6,538 in 2011, increasing slightly to 5,615 at the 2011 Census. Cwmafan is k ...

- served from St Joseph, Port Talbot * St Joseph, Cymmer * Our Lady of Margam, Port Talbot * St Joseph,

Neath Neath (; ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,2 ...

* St John Kemble,

Glynneath Glynneath ( ; also spelt ''Glyn-neath'' and ''Glyn Neath'') is a town, community and electoral ward lying on the River Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was formerly in the historic county of Glamorgan. Glynneath ward ...

- served from St Joseph, Neath * Our Lady of the Assumption,

Gallery

St Joseph's Catholic Church in Cymmer - Geograph-4354921-by-Jaggery.jpg, St Joseph Church, Cymmer File:St John Kemble RC church, Glynneath - geograph.org.uk - 2586394.jpg, St John Kemble Church, Glynneath File:Port Talbot Centre.jpg, Port Talbot centre, St Joseph Church is on the right File:Our Lady of Margam RC church, Port Talbot - geograph.org.uk - 2949468.jpg, Our Lady of Margam Church, Port Talbot File:Saint Philip Evans Catholic Church, Cwmavon - geograph.org.uk - 3715547.jpg, St Philip Evans, Cwmafan

References

External links

Diocese of Menevia site

St Joseph Parish Port Talbot site

St Joseph Parish Neath site
{{Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Province of Cardiff Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Diocese of Menevia