Christ Church Cathedral (Montreal)

Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, with the Tour KPMG office tower in the background
Christ Church Cathedral is located in Montreal
Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral
45°30′13″N 73°34′12″W / 45.50361°N 73.57000°W / 45.50361; -73.57000
Location635 Saint Catherine Street west
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DenominationAnglican
Websitewww.montrealcathedral.ca
History
Statusactive
Founded1789 (1789)
DedicationJesus Christ
Consecrated1867
Architecture
Architect(s)
Architectural typeNeo-Gothic
Groundbreaking1857
Completed1860
Specifications
Length62 metres (203 ft)
Width33 metres (108 ft)
Nave width34 metres (112 ft)
Height70 metres (230 ft)
Number of spires1
Spire height38 metres (125 ft)
Administration
ProvinceCanada
DioceseMontreal
Clergy
Bishop(s)Mary Irwin-Gibson
DeanBertrand Olivier
Assistant priest(s)Deborah Meister
Honorary priest(s)Jennifer Bourque, Ralph Leavit
Deacon(s)Peter Huish
Laity
Reader(s)Vivian Lewin, Sam Keuchguerian, Michel Gagnon, Jean Robert Bellarmin
Director of musicNick Capozzoli
Organist(s)Nick Gagnon-Choy
Organ scholarOwen Spicer
Official nameChrist Church Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1999
Official nameMonument historique classé
Designated1988

Christ Church Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Christ Church) is an Anglican Gothic Revival cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal. It is located at 635 Saint Catherine Street West, between Avenue Union and Boulevard Robert-Bourassa. It is situated on top of the Promenades Cathédrale underground shopping mall, and south of Tour KPMG. It was classified as historical monument by the government of Quebec on May 12, 1988. In 1999, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Christ Church Cathedral". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ Christ Church Cathedral. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 29, 2011.