Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the city's parish church. It is on Victoria Street in Manchester city centre and is a grade I listed building.
| Manchester Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George | |
Manchester Cathedral and skyline | |
Manchester Cathedral Shown within Greater Manchester | |
| 53°29′07″N 2°14′41″W | |
| Location | Victoria Street, Manchester M3 1SX |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Tradition | Central churchmanship |
| Website | Cathedral website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Architectural type | gothic revival |
| Style | Gothic (Perpendicular) |
| Years built | 1421–1882 |
| Specifications | |
| Tower height | 135ft |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Manchester (since 1847) |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | Rogers Govender |
| Subdean | vacant |
| Precentor | Márcia Wall |
| Canon(s) | Nigel Ashworth (Pastor) |
| Archdeacon | David Sharples, Archdeacon of Rochdale |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Christopher Stokes (Organist and Master of the Choristers) |
| Organist(s) | Geoffrey Woollatt (Sub-Organist) |
| Organ scholar | Jed Hughes |
The former parish church was rebuilt in the Perpendicular Gothic style in the years following the foundation of the collegiate body in 1421. Then at the end of the 15th century, James Stanley II (warden 1485–1506 and later Bishop of Ely 1506–1515) was responsible for rebuilding the nave and collegiate choir with high clerestory windows; also commissioning the late-medieval wooden internal furnishings, including the pulpitum, choir stalls and the nave roof supported by angels with gilded instruments. The collegiate church became the cathedral of the new Diocese of Manchester in 1847. It was extensively refaced, restored and extended in the Victorian period, and again following bomb damage during World War II. It is one of fifteen Grade I listed buildings in Manchester.