[4] The solemn liturgical rites of the dedication of the church were presided over by Michael Cardinal Logue, the Archbishop of Armagh.

[5] The altar of Our Lady in the side chapel of the church was consecrated by Richard Lacy, the Bishop of Middlesbrough.

[6] The details of the consecration are given in Latin on the dedication stone in the church, which is translated as follows: To God, Most Good, Most Great During the reign of the Holy Father Leo XIII, in the diocese led by William Gordon, under the rectorship of John Earnshaw, with the assistance of priests James F. Downes, Matthew Gosse, and Michael Patrick Farrell, in the year of Our Lord 1903, on the 11th day of July, this Church of St. Patrick was consecrated by His Eminence Michael Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh.

The Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary was at the same time consecrated by Richard Lacey, Bishop of Middlesbrough.

For the fathers and the pious people to whom was entrusted the duty of consecrating this church, let the reader say an “Ave.”Between 1968 and 1972, following the Second Vatican Council, the interior was reordered.

[4] Next door to the church is St Pio Friary, where the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal are based.

They serve the congregation of St Patrick's Church and operate a local soup kitchen.