| St Mary's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of St Mary, Newcastle upon Tyne | |
 The Cathedral with Cardinal Hume statue in foreground (March 2006) | |
  St Mary's Cathedral Shown within Newcastle | |
| 54°58′08″N 1°37′12″W / 54.969°N 1.620°W | |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stmaryscathedral.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Consecrated | 1844 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1842-1844 |
| Completed | 21 August 1844 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle (since 1850) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Stephen Wright |
| Dean | Canon Simon Lerche |
| Assistant | Fr William Nicol |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | David Allison |
The Cathedral Church of St Mary is a Catholic cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and seat of the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. The cathedral, situated on Clayton Street, was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and built between 1842 and 1844. The cathedral is a grade I listed building and a fine example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture championed by Pugin.
There is a monument dedicated to Cardinal Basil Hume in the Monument Garden outside of the cathedral, which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002. St Mary's Cathedral is the sixth tallest structure in the city.