St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne

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 is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
St Mary's Cathedral
St Mary's Cathedral
Shown within Newcastle
54°58′08″N 1°37′12″W / 54.969°N 1.620°W / 54.969; -1.620
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
CountryEngland
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.stmaryscathedral.org.uk
History
StatusCathedral
Consecrated1844
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1842-1844
Completed21 August 1844
Specifications
Number of spires1
Administration
ProvinceLiverpool
DioceseHexham and Newcastle (since 1850)
Clergy
Bishop(s)Stephen Wright
DeanCanon Simon Lerche
AssistantFr 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.