Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
| 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 |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | Jesus Christ |
| Consecrated | 1967 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Sir Edwin Lutyens Sir Frederick Gibberd |
| Architectural type | Modern |
| Groundbreaking | 1962 |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 84.86 metres (278.4 ft) |
| Diameter | 59.43 metres (195.0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Liverpool |
| Archdiocese | Liverpool |
| Clergy | |
| Bishops | |
| Provost | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
| Dean | Canon Anthony O'Brien |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Dr Christopher McElroy |
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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam" or "The Mersey Funnel", is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade I 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.