Wakefield Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of All Saints | |
53°40′59″N 1°29′49″W / 53.68306°N 1.49694°W | |
Location | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Tradition | Liberal Anglo-Catholic |
Website | www.wakefield-cathedral.org.uk |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Architect(s) | George Gilbert Scott John Loughborough Pearson |
Style | Gothic |
Years built | c. 1300–1905 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 247 feet (75 m) |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Leeds (since 2014) |
Episcopal area | Wakefield |
Archdeaconry | Pontefract |
Deanery | Wakefield |
Parish | All Saints, Wakefield |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Nick Baines |
Dean | Simon Cowling |
Precentor | Kathryn Goldsmith |
Canon(s) | Philip Hobday (Sub-Dean and Canon Missioner) |
Laity | |
Director of music | James 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]