Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of All Saints
Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral is located in West Yorkshire
Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral
Shown within West Yorkshire
53°40′59″N 1°29′49″W / 53.68306°N 1.49694°W / 53.68306; -1.49694
LocationWakefield, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
TraditionLiberal Anglo-Catholic
Websitewww.wakefield-cathedral.org.uk
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Architect(s)George Gilbert Scott
John Loughborough Pearson
StyleGothic
Years builtc. 1300–1905
Specifications
Spire height247 feet (75 m)
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseLeeds (since 2014)
Episcopal areaWakefield
ArchdeaconryPontefract
DeaneryWakefield
ParishAll Saints, Wakefield
Clergy
Bishop(s)Nick Baines
DeanSimon Cowling
PrecentorKathryn Goldsmith
Canon(s)Philip Hobday (Sub-Dean and Canon Missioner)
Laity
Director of musicJames Bowstead
Alana Brook (Assistant)

Wakefield Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, is a co-equal Anglican cathedral with Bradford and Ripon Cathedrals, in 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.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Cathedral Church of All Saints, Kirkgate (1258237)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 3 June 2012