Blackburn Cathedral
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Blackburn Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral Church of Blackburn Saint Mary the Virgin with St Paul, is an Anglican (Church of England) cathedral situated in the heart of Blackburn town centre, in Lancashire, England. The cathedral site has been home to a church for over a thousand years and the first stone church was built there in Norman times.
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Blackburn Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin with St Paul | |
53°44′50″N 2°28′53″W | |
Location | Blackburn, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www |
History | |
Consecrated | 1977 |
Architecture | |
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Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1820–1967 |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn (since 1926) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Philip North |
Dean | Peter Howell-Jones |
Canon(s) | Gary O'Neill (Canon Precentor) |
Canon Missioner | James Lawrence |
Laity | |
Director of music | John Robinson |
Organist(s) | John Hosking (Organist in Residence) |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin |
Designated | 28 November 1951 |
Reference no. | 1239147 |
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