Shrewsbury Cathedral

Shrewsbury Cathedral

Shrewsbury Cathedral ("Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England. It is the 'mother church' of the Diocese of Shrewsbury which covers areas of Shropshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester (part) and Merseyside (part).

History

Edward Pugin (the son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin) designed the cathedral, which was completed in 1856. He had planned a grand building with a tall spire but these designs could not be carried out due to the site's weak foundations. The spire had to be abandoned and the building scaled down, resulting in the building as it is today. Bertram, the Earl of Shrewsbury, financed the building but died three months prior to completion.

In 1984, the cathedral was re-ordered which brought it in line with the revised liturgy. Local Grinshill stone was used for the new altar which Bishop Gray consecrated in 1985.

Windows

The cathedral has some fine stained glass windows, six of which are the work of Margaret Rope who was the daughter of a local doctor. She later became a Carmelite nun, following training in Dublin. These six beautiful windows were produced between the two world wars.

ee Also

* Emancipation in 1850 of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England giving rise to the new suffragan see of the Diocese of Shrewsbury along with Southwark, Hexham, Beverley, Liverpool, Salford, Newport and Menevia, Clifton, Plymouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, and Northampton.
* Gerard Moultrie classicist, third master and Anglican chaplain at Shrewsbury School translator of English lyrics of the Eucharistic hymn "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"
* Mother Cornelia Connelly (1809-1879) American convert and friend of the Earl of Shrewsbury, foundress of Society of the Holy Child Jesus a teaching order of consecrated women established for the catechesis and elementary education of Roman Catholic girls in England, expanding to the USA and beyond

External links

* [http://www.shrewsburycathedral.org/ Shrewsbury Cathedral Official Website]
* [http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/ Diocese of Shrewsbury Official Website]
* [http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/ The Catholic Church in England and Wales]
* [http://www.vatican.va/ Vatican Official Website]


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