| Christ Church Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Church of Christ the King | |
 Cathedral in 2012 | |
  Christ Church Cathedral Location in New South Wales | |
| 32°55′47″S 151°46′50″E / 32.92972°S 151.78056°E | |
| Location | Church Street, The Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | newcastlecathedral |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Dedicated | 21 November 1902 |
| Consecrated | 20 November 1983 by Bishop Holland |
| Events |
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| Past bishop(s) | William Tyrrell (1848–79) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1883 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,000[1] |
| Length | 72.5 metres (238 ft)[2] |
| Width | 25.6 metres (84 ft)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | New South Wales |
| Diocese | Newcastle |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | Katherine Bowyer |
The Cathedral Church of Christ the King, also called Christ Church Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia. The building, designed by John Horbury Hunt in the Gothic Revival style, is located on a hill at the city's eastern end in the suburb called The Hill. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 June 2011.[3]
The current dean, the Very Reverend Katherine Bowyer (former rector of the Parish of Cardiff), was installed on 4 October 2017. She is the first woman to hold the position.
- ^ Murray, 1991.
- ^ a b Plaque on tower stairs
- ^ "Christ Church Cathedral, Movable Collections, Cemetery and Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01858. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
