Portsmouth Cathedral
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For the Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, see Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth.
The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, commonly known as Portsmouth Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral church in the centre of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Portsmouth and the seat of the bishop of Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury | |
50.7905°N 1.1043°W / 50.7905; -1.1043 | |
Location | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | portsmouthcathedral.org.uk |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1180 |
Dedication | St Thomas Becket |
Dedicated | 1188 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Style | Romanesque (Germanic) |
Years built |
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Specifications | |
Number of towers | 3 |
Tower height | 121 feet (37 m) (tallest tower) |
Bells | 12 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Portsmouth (since 1927) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Jonathan Frost |
Dean | Anthony Cane |
Canon Chancellor and Vice Dean | Harriet Neale-Stevens |
Precentor | Jo Spreadbury |
Canon(s) |
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Laity | |
Director of music | David Price (Organist and Master of the Choristers) |
Organist(s) | Sachin Gunga (Sub-Organist) |
Organ scholar | Nora Rechel |
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The Anglican cathedral is one of the two cathedral churches in the city, the other being the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, about one mile to the north.