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The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. The cathedral, situated on Clayton Street, was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and built between 1842 and 1844
English: A Grade 1 listed Gothic Revival Cathedral designed by Pugin and built 1842-44, St Mary’s stands opposite Newcastle Central Station. In the left foreground is a statue of Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Basil Hume (1923-99), a native of Newcastle
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In the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle: St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne; St Joseph's Church, Gateshead; Holy Name parish, Jesmond; St Dominic's Church, Newcastle; Sacred Heart Church, North Gosforth; St Bede's Church, South Shields; St Benet's Church, Sunderland; St Mary's Church, Sunderland; Our Lady and St Oswin Church, Tynemouth
St Nicholas' Cathedral, which was completed in 1448, held the title of the tallest building in Newcastle for 396 years until 1844, when St Mary's Cathedral succeeded it by a matter of metres. St Mary's Cathedral also held the title of the city's tallest building for 122 years.
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St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne Cathedral Church of St Mary 54°58′09″N 1°37′09″W / 54.969085°N 1.619271°W / 54.969085; -1.619271 ( Newcastle RC Cathedral
As Newcastle continued to grow, so did its need for a diocese separate from Durham, and so in 1882 the Diocese of Newcastle was formed, with St Nicholas's as its cathedral. [7] The cathedral is notable for its unusual lantern spire, which was constructed in 1448. For hundreds of years, it was a main navigation point for ships using the River ...