St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart
| St Mary's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| St Mary's Cathedral | |
| 42°53′09″S 147°19′35″E / 42.88583°S 147.32639°ECoordinates: 42°53′09″S 147°19′35″E / 42.88583°S 147.32639°E | |
| Location | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | hobart |
| History | |
| Founded | 12 September 1860 |
| Dedication | Sacred Heart |
| Dedicated | 29 June 1865 rededicated 23 January 1881 |
| Consecrated | 14 July 1866 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral (since 1860) |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
Augustus Pugin Henry Hunter |
| Style | Gothic architecture |
| Years built | 1822 (first cathedral) 1866 (nave completed) 1881 (Rebuilt) |
| Groundbreaking | 1860 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 84 ft |
| Width | 52 ft |
| Nave width | 18 ft |
| Nave height | 19 ft |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Bells | Ring of 10 Bells and Two Semi-tone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Hobart |
| Province | Hobart |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Julian Porteous |
The Cathedral’s origins can be traced back to 1822 when the first permanent Tasmanian priest Reverend Philip Conolly (1786-1839) constructed a temporary wooden chapel near the present Cathedral site and dedicated to God, under the invocation of St. Atirgilius, an "Irish Saint"
The current Cathedral foundation stone was laid in 1860 was re-opened in 1866, St Mary’s Cathedral is located in Harrington Street, Hobart. The cathedral was built in the style of Gothic architecture.
Structural problems caused by faulty building resulted in the Cathedral being largely dismantled and re-constructed to a modified design between 1876 and 1881.
It is place of worship for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart.
St Mary's College is located next to the Cathedral. The College celebrates the Catholic liturgical year by attending Mass.
The Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, Tasmania, Julian Porteous resides at the Cathedral.
The organ at St Mary’s Cathedral, Hobart was built in 1893 by Fincham & Hobday.
Dominated by the exquisite Hardman Studio window in the style of a fourteenth century Gothic window; the five lancets depict pivotal scenes from the Gospel and the tracery at the top of the window details heavenly images, from the nineteenth century.
The Rose window in the West end of the Cathedral (1981), the Pentecost Window (1989), and the Heroic and Saintly Women (1995) are other windows specific to the cathedral.
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