St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham
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The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad is a Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, England. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and is dedicated to Saint Chad of Mercia.
St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad | |
52°29′08″N 1°53′55″W | |
Location | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Country | England |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | stchadscathedral.org.uk |
History | |
Consecrated | 1841 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Designated | 25 April 1952 |
Architect(s) | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1839–1841 |
Administration | |
Province | Birmingham |
Diocese | Birmingham (since 1850) |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Bernard Longley |
Dean | Timothy Menezes |
Laity | |
Director of music | David Saint |
Organist(s) | Nigel Morris |
Organ scholar | Dylan McCaig |
Designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and substantially complete by 1841, St Chad's is one of the first four Catholic churches constructed after the English Reformation and was raised to cathedral status in 1852.[1] It is one of only four minor basilicas in England (the others being Downside Abbey, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and Corpus Christi Priory).
St Chad's is a Grade II* listed building[2] and is located in a public greenspace near St Chad's Queensway, in central Birmingham. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Birmingham, currently Bernard Longley, and the dean is Monsignor Timothy Menezes.