Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire

Belmont Abbey
Abbey Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hereford
View from the Abbey gardens
Belmont Abbey
Location in Herefordshire
52°02′21″N 2°45′23″W / 52.0393°N 2.7564°W / 52.0393; -2.7564
OS grid referenceSO4821038149
LocationHereford, Herefordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteBelmontAbbey.org.uk
History
Former name(s)Pro-Cathedral of Newport and Menevia
StatusBenedictine monastery
Founded1859 (1859)
Founder(s)Francis Wegg-Prosser
DedicationSt Michael
Consecrated4 September 1860
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated22 October 1986
Architect(s)Edward Welby Pugin
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1857
Completed1875
Construction cost£45,000
Administration
ProvinceCardiff-Menevia
ArchdioceseCardiff-Menevia
DeaneryHerefordshire
Clergy
AbbotRt. Rev. Dom Brendan Thomas OSB
PriorVery Rev. Dom Alexander Kenyon OSB

Belmont Abbey, in Herefordshire, England, is a Catholic Benedictine monastery that forms part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It stands on a small hill overlooking the city of Hereford to the east, with views across to the Black Mountains in Wales to the west. The 19th century Abbey also serves as a parish church.