| St Patrick's Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick | |
.jpg) Gothic Revival central tower of St Patrick's Cathedral | |
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| 37°48′36″S 144°58′34″E / 37.81000°S 144.97611°E | |
| Address | Cathedral Place, East Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral, minor basilica[1] |
| Dedication | Saint Patrick |
| Dedicated | 1851 |
| Consecrated | 1897 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | William Wardell |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1858 – 1939 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 103.6 metres (340 ft) |
| Width | 56.4 metres (185 ft) |
| Nave width | 25.3 metres (83 ft) |
| Nave height | 28.9 metres (95 ft) |
| Number of spires | 3 |
| Spire height | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Materials | Bluestone |
| Administration | |
| Province | Melbourne |
| Metropolis | Melbourne |
| Archdiocese | Melbourne |
| Parish | St Patrick's |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Peter Comensoli |
| Dean | Monsignor Stuart Hall |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr Jaycee Napoles and Fr Michael Buck |
| Official name | St Patrick's Cathedral Precinct |
| Type | State heritage (Monuments and Memorials, Religion) |
| Designated | 9 October 1974 |
| Reference no. | H0008[2] |
| Heritage Overlay number | HO129[2] |
The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick (colloquially St Patrick's Cathedral) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Peter Comensoli.
In 1974 Pope Paul VI conferred the title and dignity of minor basilica on it. In 1986 Pope John Paul II visited the cathedral and addressed clergy during his papal visit.
The cathedral is built on a traditional east–west axis, with the altar at the eastern end, symbolising belief in the resurrection of Christ. The plan is in the style of a Latin cross, consisting of a nave with side aisles, transepts with side aisles, a sanctuary with seven chapels, and sacristies.
The cathedral was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 5 August 1999.[3]
- ^ "St Patrick's Cathedral". GCatholic.org. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b "St Patrick's Cathedral Precinct". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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