Christ Church Cathedral (Fredericton)
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| Location | 168 Church Street Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 4C9 |
| Country | Canada |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | cccath.ca |
| History | |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Founder(s) | John Medley |
| Consecrated | 1853 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Wills, William Butterfield |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1845 |
| Completed | 1853 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 172 feet (52 m) |
| Width | 67 feet (20 m) |
| Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Spire height | 198 feet (60 m) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Fredericton |
| Province | Canada |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | David Edwards |
| Dean | Geoffrey Hall |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | David Drinkell |
Coordinates: 45°57′27″N 66°38′06″W / 45.95750°N 66.63496°W
Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton. It is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Construction of the cathedral began in 1845 and it was consecrated in 1853. The Gothic Revival cathedral is modelled after St. Mary's Church, Snettisham, Norfolk.
The Anglican diocese of Fredericton was established in 1845, with John Medley as its first bishop. Medley was a Tractarian and a proponent of Gothic Revival architecture. As a clergyman in the Diocese of Exeter he had supervised the restoration and building of several churches according to the Gothic Revival principles of the Eccelesiological Society, and had been the founder and secretary of the Exeter Ecclesiological Society. Ecclesiology held that new church buildings should imitate those of the 13th and 14th century Decorated Gothic period, which displayed three essential characteristics lacking in Fredericton's existing wooden parish church: "reality", which meant that the building's structural elements such as rafters must be visible; a large chancel clearly separate from the congregation; and open bench seats rather than box pews.
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