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Lady Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral

Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool
Cathedral Church of Christ
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Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St. James's Mount
Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool is located in Liverpool
Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool
Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool
Shown within Liverpool
Coordinates: 53°23′51″N 2°58′23″W / 53.39750°N 2.97306°W / 53.39750; -2.97306
Location Liverpool
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website liverpoolcathedral.org.uk
Architecture
Architect(s) Giles Gilbert Scott
Style Gothic Revival
Years built 1904–1978
Specifications
Length 188.67 m (619.0 ft)
Nave height 35.3 m (116 ft)
Choir height 35.3 m (116 ft)
Number of towers 1
Tower height 100.8 m (331 ft)1
Administration
Diocese Liverpool (since 1880)
Province York
Clergy
Bishop(s) Paul Bayes
Dean Pete Wilcox
Precentor Canon Myles Davies, Vice Dean
Canon(s) Canon Paul Rattigan, Canon Richard White, Canon Ellen Loudon
Laity
Director of music David Poulter
Organist(s)

Professor Ian Tracey,

Daniel Bishop (Associate Organist)

Professor Ian Tracey,

Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. It may be referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool (as recorded in the Document of Consecration) or the Cathedral Church of the Risen Christ, Liverpool, being dedicated to Christ 'in especial remembrance of his most glorious Resurrection'.

The cathedral is based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott. The total external length of the building, including the Lady Chapel (dedicated to the Blessed Virgin), is 207 yards (189 m) making it the longest cathedral in the world; its internal length is 160 yards (150 m). In terms of overall volume, Liverpool Cathedral ranks as the fifth-largest cathedral in the world and contests with the incomplete Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City for the title of largest Anglican church building. With a height of 331 feet (101 m) it is also one of the world's tallest non-spired church buildings and the third-tallest structure in the city of Liverpool. The cathedral is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

The Anglican cathedral is one of two in the city. The other, the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Liverpool, is situated approximately half a mile to the north. The cathedrals are linked by Hope Street, which takes its name from William Hope, a local merchant whose house stood on the site now occupied by the Philharmonic Hall, and was named long before either cathedral was built.


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