Joseph Welland (6 May 1798 – 6 March 1860), born in Midleton, County Cork in Ireland, was an architect for the Board of First Fruits and later the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland. He was a student to John Bowden, later becoming his assistant. He designed many churches and schools around Ireland.^[1]

While working with John Bowden with the Board of First Fruits, Welland shared some of Bowden's works. These include: St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown and St. Stephen's Church, Mount Street (The Pepper Canister), both of which Joseph Welland had to complete himself after Bowden's death in 1821.^{[citation needed]}

Welland's other works included:

• Christ Church Delgany, County Wicklow, additions and renovation^[2]
• St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown (1821)
• St. Stephen's Church, Mount Street (The Pepper Canister) (1821)
• Court House Monaghan, County Monaghan, with John Bowden (1829)^[2]
• North Strand Church (1836)
• St Peter's Church, Ballymodan (1847)
• St John's Church of Ireland, Clondalkin, County Dublin, extensions to 1789 church (1854)
• St. James' Church, James Street (1859)
• St Mary’s Church, Nenagh (1862)^[3]

Welland married Sophia Margaret Mills and together they had four children including^[1]

• Rev. Thomas James Welland (1830-1907), Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore.
• William Joseph Welland (1832-1895) also designed churches, and worked for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.^[4]
• Rev. Joseph Welland (1834-1879), a missionary to India and founder of the Welland School in Kolkata.

Joseph Welland died on 6 March 1860 and was buried in St George's churchyard, Dublin.^{[citation needed]}