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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Catholic church in Liverpool, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Anglican cathedral in the same city, see Liverpool Cathedral.
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.[4][5] The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King | |
![]() Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant | |
53°24′17″N 2°58′08″W | |
Location | Liverpool, England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Sir Edwin Lutyens Sir Frederick Gibberd |
Completed | 1967 |
Specifications | |
Height | 84.86m[1] |
Diameter | 59.43m |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Liverpool |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Most Rev Malcolm McMahon, OP Right Rev Bishop Thomas Williams Right Rev Bishop Thomas Neylon |
Provost | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
Dean | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
Laity | |
Director of music | Dr Christopher McElroy |
Organist(s) | Mr James Luxton (Assistant Director of Music) Mr Richard Lea (Cathedral Organist) |
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The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but neither was completed.