Here we learn about the history and mission of St Joseph's Hospice from Sister Maria Coates, herself a Sister of Charity, and Head of Mission, Carolyne Barber.
St Joseph’s Hospice was was founded by Catholic religious sisters – the Sisters of Charity – who came over from Ireland in 1900 to care for the poor and dying of East London. They opened the hospice five years later in 1905.
Here we learn about the history and mission of St Joseph’s Hospice from Sister Maria Coates, herself a Sister of Charity, and Head of Mission, Carolyne Barber.
The Patron of St Joseph's Hospice is Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster.
