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  2. Chichester Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Chichester Cathedral, circa 1650. Chichester Cathedral was built to replace the cathedral founded in 681 by St Wilfrid for the South Saxons at Selsey. The seat of the bishop was transferred in 1075. [2] It was consecrated in 1108 under bishop Ralph de Luffa.

  3. Diocese of Chichester - Wikipedia

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    The cathedral founded at Selsey was probably built, where the chancel of the old church still remains, at Church Norton. [19] Selsey Abbey was the first seat of the South Saxon see. The seat was moved to Chichester in 1075 under William the Conqueror .

  4. List of current places of worship in Chichester District

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    The ancient city of Chichester, founded in Roman times and always the most populous settlement in the district, has been a centre of Christian worship since 1075, when its cathedral was built. However, nearby Selsey had its own cathedral 400 years earlier: Saint Wilfrid established an episcopal see there and used it as a base from which to ...

  5. Chichester - Wikipedia

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    Chichester Cathedral's west front and millennium statue of Saint Richard of Chichester. Chichester Cathedral, founded in the 11th century, is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and contains a shrine to Saint Richard of Chichester. Its spire, built of the weak local stone, collapsed and was rebuilt during the 19th century.

  6. Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England - Wikipedia

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    Built between 1088 and the early 15th century, the unusual features of Chichester Cathedral are a Transitional retro choir, a pair of early Norman relief carvings and its freestanding belfry of the 15th century. The spire, rebuilt after its collapse in 1860, can be seen from the English Channel.

  7. Dean of Chichester - Wikipedia

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    The Dean of Chichester is the dean of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England. Bishop Ralph is credited with the foundation of the current cathedral after the original structure built by Stigand was largely destroyed by fire in 1114. [ 1 ]

  8. List of tallest church buildings in the United Kingdom

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    New Cathedral built adjoining old. [9] Architectural height 284 feet. [10] 9 Westminster Cathedral: 87 284 London: ... Chichester Cathedral: 84 277 Chichester, West ...

  9. List of cathedrals in England - Wikipedia

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    Chichester Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity: ... Cathedral built by Sir Robert Lorimer 1892/3 initially for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army