Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam", is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
| Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King | |
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant | |
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Shown within Liverpool | |
| 53°24′17″N 2°58′08″W | |
| Location | Liverpool, England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Sir Edwin Lutyens Sir Frederick Gibberd |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 84.86m |
| Diameter | 59.43m |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Liverpool |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev Malcolm McMahon, OP Right Rev Bishop Thomas Williams Right Rev Bishop Thomas Neylon |
| Provost | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
| Dean | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Dr Christopher McElroy |
| Organist(s) | Mr James Luxton (Assistant Director of Music) Mr Richard Lea (Cathedral Organist) |
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but neither was completed.
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