| Ripon Cathedral | |
|---|---|
 The west front of the cathedral | |
.svg)  Ripon Cathedral Shown within North Yorkshire | |
| 54°8′5″N 1°31′12″W / 54.13472°N 1.52000°W | |
| OS grid reference | SE 31446 71129 |
| Location | Minster Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1QT |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Catholic |
| Tradition | Liberal Anglo-Catholic[1] |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral (since 1836) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Style | Anglo-Saxon, Gothic (Early English) |
| Years built | 1160–1547 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Leeds (since 2014) |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | John Dobson |
| Precentor | Michael Gisbourne |
| Canon Chancellor | Barry Pyke (Educator) |
| Canon Pastor | Ailsa Newby |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Dr Ronny Krippner |
| Organist(s) | Tim Harper |
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The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. Founded as a monastery by monks of the Irish tradition in the 660s, it was refounded as a Benedictine monastery by St Wilfrid in 672. The church became collegiate in the tenth century, and acted as a mother church within the large Diocese of York for the remainder of the Middle Ages.[2] The present church is the fourth, and was built between the 13th and 16th centuries. In 1836 the church became the cathedral for the Diocese of Ripon.[3] In 2014 the Diocese was incorporated into the new Diocese of Leeds, and the church became one of three co-equal cathedrals of the Bishop of Leeds.
The cathedral is notable architecturally for its gothic west front in the Early English style, considered one of the best of its type, as well as the Geometric east window.[3] The seventh-century crypt of Wilfrid's church is a significant example of early Christian architecture in England.[3] The cathedral has Grade I listed building status.
- ^ Blagdon-Gamlen, P. E. (1973) The Church Travellers Directory. London: Church Literature Association; p. 75
- ^ "History of the Secular and Diocesan Boundaries in Yorkshire" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Metcalf, Priscilla (2005). The Cathedrals of England: The North and East Anglia. London: The Folio Society. p. 255.