Lichfield Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary and St Chad | |
52°41′08″N 1°49′50″W / 52.6855°N 1.8305°W | |
Location | Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Tradition | High church |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Cathedral |
Previous cathedrals | Early Anglo-Saxon and a second cathedral of undetermined date. |
Style | Gothic |
Years built | early 13th century–1330 |
Specifications | |
Length | 113 m (371 ft) |
Nave width | 21 m (69 ft) |
Width across transepts | 50 m (160 ft) |
Height | 76.8 m (252 ft) (central spire) |
Number of towers | 3 |
Number of spires | 3 |
Spire height | 76.8 m (252 ft) (crossing), 60.5 m (198 ft) (western) |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Lichfield (since 669 - 6th diocese) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Michael Ipgrave |
Dean | Jan McFarlane Dean Designate |
Precentor | Andrew Stead |
Canon Chancellor | Gregory Platten |
Laity | |
Director of music | Ben Lamb |
Organist(s) | Martyn Rawles |
Lichfield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary and St Chad, is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires (together with Truro Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh), and the only medieval one of the three. It was the only cathedral moated and fortified. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield, which covers Staffordshire, much of Shropshire, and parts of the Black Country and West Midlands. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lichfield, currently Michael Ipgrave, who was appointed in 2016. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]