Clifton Cathedral | |
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The Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul | |
51°27′35″N 2°36′59″W / 51.4597°N 2.6163°W | |
OS grid reference | ST5727573593 |
Location | Bristol, Bristol |
Country | England |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Consecrated | 29 June 1973 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Ronald J. Weeks, Frederick S. Jennett and Antoni Poremba of Percy Thomas Partnership |
Architectural type | Modern – Late-Brutalist |
Years built | 1970–1973 |
Groundbreaking | 1970 |
Completed | 1973 |
Construction cost | c. £800,000 (1973) |
Demolished | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Cathedral Church of SS Peter and Paul |
Designated | 20 December 2000 |
Reference no. | 1271209 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1000 |
Number of spires | 3 |
Spire height | 49 metres (161 ft) |
Administration | |
Province | Birmingham |
Archdiocese | Province of Birmingham |
Diocese | Clifton |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Bernard Longley |
Bishop(s) | Bosco MacDonald |
Dean | Bosco MacDonald |
Laity | |
Director of music | Richard Jeffrey-Gray |
Organist(s) | Stephen Bryant |
The Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Bristol (not to be confused with the Church of England Bristol Cathedral). Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat and mother church of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral. It has been a Grade II* Listed Building since 2000.[1] A 2014 study noted it to be the only Catholic church built in the 1970s to have been Grade II* listed.[2] It was the first cathedral built under new guidelines arising from the Second Vatican Council.[1][3]