Taranaki Cathedral
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The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary (formerly known as St Mary's Church) is an Anglican cathedral church, located at 37 Vivian Street, New Plymouth, in New Zealand. Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, in 2016 the cathedral was closed for repairs.
Taranaki Cathedral | |
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The Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary | |
39°03′37″S 174°04′23″E | |
Address | 37 Vivian Street, Robe Street and Brougham Street, New Plymouth |
Country | New Zealand |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | taranakicathedral |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Mary's Church (1842 – 2010) |
Status | |
Founder(s) | George Selwyn |
Consecrated | 6 March 2010 (as a cathedral) |
Events | 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Closed for repairs (2016) |
Architect(s) |
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Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1845–1846 |
Closed | 2016 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Province | Anglican Church in Aotearoa |
Diocese | Waikato and Taranaki |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Philip Richardson |
Dean | Jay Ruka |
Designated | 28 June 1984 |
Reference no. | 148 |
The cathedral is the oldest stone church in New Zealand and is listed on the Nez Zealand Heritage Register. At the same time, it is one of the newest cathedrals in the Anglican Communion.[1] The cathedral serves as the seat of the Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki, the Most Reverend Philip Richardson.
The church, with the original part built between 1845 and 1846 in the Gothic Revival style, was designed by Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect, one of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth.[2]