Wakefield Cathedral
| Wakefield Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Church of All Saints | |
Wakefield Cathedral
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 Wakefield Cathedral
Shown within West Yorkshire
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| Coordinates: 53°40′59″N 1°29′49″W / 53.68306°N 1.49694°W | |
| Location | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Tradition | High Church |
| Website | www.wakefield-cathedral.org.uk |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Architect(s) |
George Gilbert Scott John Loughborough Pearson |
| Style | Gothic |
| Years built | c.1300-1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 247 feet (75 m) |
| Administration | |
| Parish | All Saints, Wakefield |
| Deanery | Wakefield |
| Archdeaconry | Pontefract |
| Episcopal area | Wakefield |
| Diocese | Leeds (since 2014) |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | John Sentamu |
| Bishop(s) | Nick Baines |
| Dean | Jonathan Greener (presiding dean) |
| Subdean | Tony Macpherson, Canon Pastor |
| Precentor | Leah Vasey-Saunders |
| Curate(s) | Tim Stevens |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Thomas Moore |
| Organist(s) | Sachin Gunga (assistant) |
Wakefield Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, is one of three co-equal Anglican cathedrals for the Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the Bishop of Leeds. Originally the parish church, it has Anglo Saxon origins and after enlargement and rebuilding has the tallest spire in Yorkshire. Its 247-foot (75 m) spire is the tallest structure in the City of Wakefield.
The cathedral was designated a Grade I listed building on 14 July 1953.
The cathedral, situated in the centre of Wakefield on a hill on Kirkgate, is built on the site of a Saxon church, evidence of which was uncovered in 1900 when extensions to the east end were made. A church in Wakefield is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. In 1090 William II gave the church and land in Wakefield to Lewes Priory in Sussex and shortly after that a Norman church was built.
The Norman church was rebuilt in 1329, and apart from the tower and spire, rebuilt and enlarged in 1469. The church was reconstructed and altered at various times and its spire, damaged in a violent gale, was renewed in 1823. Up to the 16th century the church was known by the Anglo Saxon All Hallows and after the Reformation changed to All Saints.
All Saints Church was largely rebuilt in the Perpendicular Gothic style in the early 15th century and, after years of neglect in the 18th century, owes its current late mediaeval appearance to a Victorian restoration by Sir George Gilbert Scott and his son John Oldrid Scott between 1858 and 1874. In 1888, the Diocese of Wakefield was created and All Saints Church became the cathedral of the diocese. It still serves as a parish church, meaning that until 2000 the head of the chapter of canons was called the provost, rather than the dean. The Treacy Hall built in memory of Bishop Eric Treacy was completed in 1982.
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