Burry Port

What Burry Port does

Burry Port & Kidwelly Catholic Parish is a Roman Catholic parish serving the communities of Burry Port and Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom. The parish operates two church locations: Our Lady Star of the Sea at 55 Pencoed Road, Burry Port (SA16 0PN), and Our Lady & St Cadoc at Priory Street, Kidwelly (SA17 4TR). It falls under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Menevia, which covers South West Wales. The current Parish Priest is Fr. Richard Jones OSB, a Benedictine priest, with previous priests including Fr. Paul Joseph and Fr. Thomas Kochalumchuvattil. A volunteer webmaster (Webmaster Gareth) maintains the parish's digital communications.

The parish provides Catholic worship services, sacraments, and community programming to local parishioners. Core offerings include daily and weekly Mass, Holy Days of Obligation services, Confession, Children's Liturgy (during Saturday Vigil Mass), First Holy Communion preparation, Confirmation preparation, and seasonal liturgical events spanning the Catholic calendar (Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Christmas, All Saints/All Souls). Social events include a Summer Fayre, Christmas Fayre, and Carol Concerts, alongside community outreach such as foodbank collections. The parish maintains a minor partnership with the Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris), the Catholic maritime ministry.

The parish operates as a nonprofit religious organization funded entirely through voluntary donations from its congregation, with no commercial revenue model. Its sole technology asset is a Blogger.com-hosted website (burryportkidwellycatholic.blogspot.com) supplemented by an Atom feed email subscription, used for posting mass times, event announcements, and parish news. Blog posts documented on the site range from 2009 through December 2018. The entity is not a commercial enterprise, has no external shareholders or investors, and does not pursue revenue generation.

Name

Burry Port

Legal name

Burry Port & Kidwelly Catholic Parish

Website

https://burryportkidwellycatholic.blogspot.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Burry Port & Kidwelly Catholic Parish is a nonprofit Roman Catholic parish serving residents of Burry Port and Kidwelly in Wales, operating two churches under the Diocese of Menevia and funded by voluntary donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious worship
• Sacramental services
• Parish community
• Faith formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Burry Port

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Burry Port & Kidwelly Catholic Parish operates two church locations in Carmarthenshire, Wales, providing Catholic worship services (Mass), the Sacraments (Confession, First Holy Communion, Confirmation), faith formation programs for children, and seasonal community events for local parishioners. The parish functions as a faith community under the Diocese of Menevia, led by a Benedictine parish priest.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Our Lady Star of the Sea: Catholic church located at 55 Pencoed Road, Burry Port, SA16 0PN
• Our Lady & St Cadoc

Products and services

• Sunday and Weekday Mass
• Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
• First Holy Communion Preparation
• Confirmation Preparation
• Children's Liturgy of the Word
• Parish Seasonal Events and Outings

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of MeneviacoreOthersThe Diocese of Menevia is the ecclesiastical diocese under which the Burry Port & Kidwelly Catholic Parish operates. The parish falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Menevia, which covers South West Wales including Carmarthenshire where Burry Port and Kidwelly are located. The parish receives episcopal oversight and follows the liturgical calendar and directives of the diocese.
• Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe parish maintains a connection with the Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris), the Catholic maritime ministry. The parish blog links to the Stella Maris website. This organization provides spiritual and practical support to seafarers and fishermen, and the parish participates in related events such as the 'Day of Prayer & Pilgrimage'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris): The Catholic maritime charity with which the parish maintains a documented partnership, particularly relevant given Burry Port's coastal location. Comparable as an affiliated Catholic organisation sharing the parish's pastoral outreach mission.
• Salvation Army UK: Christian charity running foodbank and community programs across Wales including in Carmarthenshire. Comparable as an adjacent faith-based organisation running overlapping foodbank and community support activities for the same local population.

Direct peers

• St Joseph's Catholic Church, Llanelli: Catholic parish serving Llanelli, the largest town near Burry Port within the Diocese of Menevia. Comparable as a multi-Mass, multi-event parish under the same diocesan oversight with overlapping community catchment.
• Our Lady of the Taper Catholic Church, Cardigan: Small Catholic parish in Cardigan, also part of the Diocese of Menevia in rural West Wales. Directly comparable as a similarly scaled rural parish facing similar demographic and funding pressures.
• Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Carmarthen: A nearby Catholic parish within the Diocese of Menevia serving Carmarthen town, the county town adjacent to Burry Port and Kidwelly. Closest operational peer in terms of geography, congregation size, and rural Carmarthenshire demographic.
• Ss Mary & Patrick Catholic Parish, Haverfordwest: Catholic parish in Haverfordwest under the Diocese of Menevia serving Pembrokeshire. Comparable as a peer Diocese of Menevia parish in small-town West Wales with parallel weekly Mass and sacramental programming.

Regional players

• Church in Wales (Anglican): The Anglican province covering all of Wales, with parishes in Burry Port and Kidwelly directly competing for worshippers in the same local communities. Comparable as the principal alternative Christian denomination operating parish churches in the same geography.
• Methodist Church in Wales: The Welsh district of the Methodist Church with chapels in Burry Port and Kidwelly competing for the same worshippers. Comparable as a regional nonconformist denomination facing similar small-town Welsh demographic and congregation pressures.

Broad incumbents

• Archdiocese of Cardiff: The neighbouring Roman Catholic archdiocese covering South East Wales, operating multiple parish churches with similar Mass schedules, sacramental programs, and diocesan school structures. Comparable as a larger Catholic jurisdiction with parallel parish-based operating model.
• Diocese of Menevia: The Roman Catholic diocese that directly oversees Burry Port & Kidwelly Parish and provides its liturgical calendar, clergy oversight, and episcopal governance. Directly comparable as the parent ecclesiastical authority operating across South West Wales.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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