Middlesbrough Cathedral

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St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin
St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough Shown within North Yorkshire
54°31′22″N 1°12′50″W / 54.52277°N 1.21378°W / 54.52277; -1.21378Coordinates: 54°31′22″N 1°12′50″W / 54.52277°N 1.21378°W / 54.52277; -1.21378
Location	Middlesbrough
Country	England
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	middlesbroughrccathedral.org
History
Consecrated	1987
Architecture
Architect(s)	Frank Swainston
Years built	1985-
Administration
Diocese	Middlesbrough
Province	Liverpool
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Terence Patrick Drainey
Dean	Very Rev. Canon Gerard Peter Robinson

The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, usually known as Middlesbrough Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, England. It is the see of the Bishop of Middlesbrough, who is ordinary of the Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool.

Design and construction

The original architect was Frank Swainston, who died just after the outline plan had been agreed upon. His assistant Peter Fenton developed the detailed drawings and designed the Cathedral furnishings. All this he brought to completion with the advice of J.O. Tarren and Professor Patrik Nuttgens.

The foundation stone was blessed on Sunday 3 November 1985 by Augustine Harris, Bishop of Middlesbrough.

The cathedral is a modern, light building similar in some ways to the Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool. The building complex includes the sanctuary, the nave, the Blessed Sacrament chapel, the sacristy, the church hall, the narthex (the entrance porch) and the campanile. There is also a repository where devotional aids, rosary beads, cards, and the like may be purchased.

References

External links

• Middlesbrough Cathedral homepage