Shrewsbury Cathedral

Shrewsbury Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara
Shrewsbury Cathedral is located in Shropshire
Shrewsbury Cathedral
Shrewsbury Cathedral
Shown within Shropshire
52°42′19″N 2°45′14″W / 52.7053°N 2.7540°W / 52.7053; -2.7540
LocationShrewsbury,
Shropshire
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websiteshrewsburycathedral.org
History
StatusCathedral
Consecrated1856
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II*[1]
Designated1953
Architect(s)E. W. Pugin
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1852
Completed1856
Administration
ProvinceBirmingham
DioceseShrewsbury (since 1856)
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Rev. Mark Davies
DeanVery Rev. Canon Christopher Matthews[2]
Laity
Director of musicJon Barton
Organist(s)Jon Barton

The Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara, commonly known as Shrewsbury Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury and mother church of the Diocese of Shrewsbury, which covers the historic counties of Shropshire and Cheshire.

The cathedral is particularly notable as being the only cathedral in the county. Unlike most other English counties and county towns, neither Shropshire nor Shrewsbury has a Church of England cathedral.

  1. ^ Historic England, "Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians and St Peter (1270562)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 December 2013
  2. ^ "New Dean celebrates return to Shrewsbury's Catholic Cathedral". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 21 January 2022.