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Liverpool Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool and is the mother church of the diocese of Liverpool . The church may be formally referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool . [ 1 ]
Liverpool Cathedral: 1904–80 Liverpool Cathedral is the city's Church of England Cathedral and is part of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool. It was designed in Gothic Revival style by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and is constructed from red sandstone sourced from a quarry in nearby Woolton. The Cathedral's construction lasted over 75 years ...
The diocese of Liverpool is a diocese of the Church of England in North West England. The diocese covers Merseyside north of the River Mersey , south-west Lancashire , western Greater Manchester , and part of northern Cheshire.
A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or "mother" church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals.
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King [2] and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam", [3] is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England.
Pages in category "Liverpool Anglican Cathedral" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral was laid on 19 July 1904, [1] and it was completed in 1979. [2] Giles Gilbert Scott won the competition to design the cathedral, [3] and a Stained Glass Committee under the chairmanship of Sir Frederick Radcliffe was established to organise the design of the stained glass in the windows.
At one time many Anglican cathedrals appointed ecclesiastical constables to uphold law and order in and around their precincts. Today Liverpool Cathedral is one of only three cathedrals nationally still to employ constables, along with York Minster (York Minster Police) and Canterbury Cathedral (Canterbury Cathedral Close Constables).