| Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King | |
 Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Mount Pleasant | |
  Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Shown within Liverpool | |
| 53°24′17″N 2°58′08″W / 53.4047°N 2.9688°W | |
| Location | Liverpool, England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Sir Edwin Lutyens Sir Frederick Gibberd |
| Architectural type | Modern |
| Groundbreaking | 1962 |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 84.86m[1] |
| Diameter | 59.43m |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Liverpool |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev Malcolm McMahon, OP Right Rev Bishop Thomas Williams Right Rev Bishop Thomas Neylon |
| Provost | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
| Dean | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Dr Christopher McElroy |
| Organist(s) | Mr James Luxton (Assistant Director of Music) Mr Richard Lea (Cathedral Organist) |
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King[2] and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam",[3] is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England.[4][5] The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings.
The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in 1967. Earlier designs for a cathedral were proposed in 1933 and 1953, but neither was completed.
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- ^ "Welcome to Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral". Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "The Archdiocese of Liverpool". Archdiocese of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009.