Leeds Cathedral
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Leeds Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Anne, commonly known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. It is in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The city of Leeds does not have a Church of England cathedral although it is in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds. The cathedrals of the Anglican diocese are in Ripon, Wakefield and Bradford. The city instead has a Minster which is similar to nearby Dewsbury Minster and Halifax Minster, all of which are parish churches.
Leeds Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of St Anne | |
53°48′03″N 1°32′48″W | |
OS grid reference | SE 29947 33908 |
Location | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Website | dioceseofleeds.org.uk/cathedral |
History | |
Consecrated | 1904 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Architect(s) | John Henry Eastwood |
Style | Neo-gothic |
Years built | 1901-1904 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | 1 |
Administration | |
Province | Liverpool (since 1911) |
Diocese | Leeds (since 1878) |
Deanery | Leeds North |
Parish | Mother of Unfailing Help |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Marcus Stock (since 2014) |
Dean | Matthew Habron (since 2019) |
Laity | |
Director of music | Benjamin Saunders |
Organist(s) | William Campbell |
The original cathedral was located in St Anne's Church in 1878, but that building was demolished around 1900. The current cathedral building on Cookridge Street was completed in 1904, and was restored in 2006. The reredos of the old cathedral's high altar was designed by Pugin in 1842 and moved to the lady chapel of the new cathedral.[1][2] The cathedral is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
The cathedral and the Church of the Holy Rosary on Chapeltown Road together serve the Leeds parish of Our Lady of Unfailing Help.[4]