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Liverpool Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool and is the mother church of the diocese of Liverpool . The church may be formally referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool . [ 1 ]
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.
Liverpool Cathedral: 1904–80 Liverpool Cathedral is the city's Church of England Cathedral and is part of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool. It was designed in Gothic Revival style by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and is constructed from red sandstone sourced from a quarry in nearby Woolton. The Cathedral's construction lasted over 75 years ...
Largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe. Bourges Cathedral: 5,900 [citation needed] 6,200 [citation needed] 1195–1230 Bourges France: Catholic Reims Cathedral: 5,800 [citation needed] 6,650 [citation needed] 1211–1275 Reims France: Catholic The longest church in France at 149.17m [citation needed] São Paulo Cathedral: 5,700 [56] 8,000 [57]
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ the King: Archdiocese of Liverpool: 1967 preceded by two earlier unfinished cathedrals Middlesbrough Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary: Diocese of Middlesbrough
The foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral was laid on 19 July 1904, [1] and it was completed in 1979. [2] Giles Gilbert Scott won the competition to design the cathedral, [3] and a Stained Glass Committee under the chairmanship of Sir Frederick Radcliffe was established to organise the design of the stained glass in the windows.
The value of Liverpool's architecture and design was recognised in 2004, when several areas throughout the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City , the sites were added in recognition of the city's role in the development of International trade and docking technology. [ 10 ]
1958 – Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral crypt completed to the design of Edwin Lutyens, ... Old Liverpool. UK. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010.