Plymouth Cathedral

Plymouth Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Boniface
View of the cathedral from the north east
Plymouth Cathedral is located in Plymouth, Devon
Plymouth Cathedral
Plymouth Cathedral
Shown within Plymouth
50°22′25″N 4°09′06″W / 50.3737°N 4.1516°W / 50.3737; -4.1516
OS grid referenceSX4710054859
LocationPlymouth, Devon
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websiteplymouthcathedral.co.uk
History
StatusActive
Consecrated1880
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated1 May 1975
Architect(s)J. A. Hansom[1]
StyleEarly English Gothic[1]
Years built1856—1858
Specifications
Spire height61 metres (200 feet)[1]
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Southwark (since 1965)
DiocesePlymouth (since 1850)
DeaneryPlymouth
Clergy
Bishop(s)Sede vacante
DeanCanon Mark O'Keeffe
Laity
Director of musicRobert Osmond
Organist(s)Robert Osmond

The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Boniface in Plymouth, England, is the seat of the Bishop of Plymouth and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth, which covers the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. The Diocese of Plymouth was created in 1850 after the issuing of the papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae. In 1858 the new condign cathedral was opened and put under the patronage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Boniface, the latter thought to have been born in Crediton in the area of the diocese.

The cathedral is also used by Royal Navy personnel stationed at HMNB Devonport for the annual naval mass celebrated in July.[2]

  1. ^ a b c David, Pepin (2005). Discovering Cathedrals. Osprey Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 0-7478-0597-0.
  2. ^ Bishopric of the Forces – Naval Mass Retrieved 11 July 2013