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
LocationVictoria Street, Manchester M3 1SX
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
TraditionCentral churchmanship
WebsiteCathedral website
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Architectural typegothic revival
StyleGothic (Perpendicular)
Years built1421–1882
Specifications
Tower height135ft
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseManchester (since 1847)
Clergy
DeanRogers Govender
Subdeanvacant
PrecentorMárcia Wall
Canon(s)Nigel Ashworth (Pastor)
ArchdeaconDavid Sharples, Archdeacon of Rochdale
Laity
Director of musicChristopher Stokes (Organist and Master of the Choristers)
Organist(s)Geoffrey Woollatt (Sub-Organist)
Organ scholarJed 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.

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