St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
| St Mary's Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Church of St. Mary, Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Cathedral with Cardinal Hume statue in foreground
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 St Mary's Cathedral
Shown within Newcastle
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| Coordinates: 54°58′08″N 1°37′12″W / 54.969°N 1.620°W | |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stmaryscathedral.org.uk |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1844 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1842-1844 |
| Completed | 21 August 1844 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle (since 1850) |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Séamus Cunningham |
| Dean | Dermott Donnelly |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Howard Baker |
| Organist(s) | David Allison |
The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. The Cathedral, situated on Clayton Street, was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and built between 1842 and 1844. The cathedral is a grade I listed building and a fine example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture championed by Pugin. There is a monument dedicated to Cardinal Basil Hume in the Monument Garden outside of the cathedral, which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. St Mary's Cathedral is the fifth tallest structure in the city.
By decree of Pope Pius IX on 29 September 1850, the Catholic hierarchy was restored on a regular pattern to England and Wales. Much of what had been known as the Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District became the new See of Hexham.
Bishop William Hogarth was appointed to be the first bishop of the new diocese, and as such, required a church in which to place his seat or cathedra. St Mary's was chosen for this purpose and thus it gained the status of a cathedral church in 1850, becoming the first cathedral in Newcastle, as the Anglican St. Nicholas' Cathedral didn't become a cathedral until 1882.
The name of the see was changed in 1861 to Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Since then, eleven further bishops have been installed in St Mary's as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.
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