Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal)
| Christ Church Cathedral | |
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Christ Church Cathedral, with the Tour KPMG office tower in the background.
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| Coordinates: 45°30′13″N 73°34′12″W / 45.50361°N 73.57000°W | |
| Location |
635, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B8 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1814 |
| Consecrated | 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | active |
| Architect(s) | |
| Architectural type | Neo-Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1857 |
| Completed | 1860 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 62 metres (203 ft) |
| Width | 33 metres (108 ft) |
| Nave width | 34 metres (112 ft) |
| Height | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Montreal |
| Province | Canada |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Mary Irwin-Gibson |
| Rector | Donald Boisvert |
| Dean | Vacant |
| Curate(s) | Amy Hamilton, Jean-Jacques Goulet |
| Assistant | Jean-Daniel Williams |
| Deacon(s) | Peter Huish |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | |
| Official name | Christ Church Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1999 |
| Official name | Monument historique classé |
| Designated | 1988 |
Christ Church Cathedral is an Anglican Gothic Revival cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. It is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West, between Union Avenue and University Street. It is situated on top of the Promenades Cathédrale underground shopping mall, and south of Tour KPMG. It was classified as by the government of Quebec on May 12, 1988. In 1999, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
The first Christ Church opened on Notre-Dame Street in Old Montreal in 1814. In 1850, it was designated as the cathedral for the new Anglican Diocese of Montreal upon its separation from the Anglican Diocese of Quebec. The cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1856.
The present cathedral, a Neo-gothic structure, was designed by architect Frank Wills (1822–1856), who also designed Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Before construction began, Willis died, and Montreal architect, Thomas Seaton Scott (1826–1895) was commissioned to carry out his design. The structure was completed in 1859 and consecrated in 1867.
Andrew Taylor oversaw alterations and other restoration of the Cathedral from 1890 to 1891 and installed a memorial window for Mrs. A.C. Hooper in 1902-03.
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