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Shrewsbury Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara, commonly known as Shrewsbury Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury and mother church of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, which covers the historic counties of Shropshire and Cheshire.
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Shrewsbury Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara | |
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52.7053°N 2.7540°W / 52.7053; -2.7540 | |
Location | Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | shrewsburycathedral.org |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Consecrated | 1856 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II*[1] |
Designated | 1953 |
Architect(s) | E. W. Pugin |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1852 |
Completed | 1856 |
Administration | |
Province | Birmingham |
Diocese | Shrewsbury (since 1856) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Rt Rev. Mark Davies |
Dean | Very Rev. Canon Christopher Matthews[2] |
Laity | |
Director of music | Jon Barton |
Organist(s) | Jon Barton |
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The cathedral is particularly notable as being the only cathedral in the county. Unlike most other English counties and county towns, neither Shropshire nor Shrewsbury has a Church of England cathedral.