St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
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The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick (colloquially St Patrick's Cathedral) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Peter Comensoli.
St Patrick's Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick | |
37°48′36″S 144°58′34″E | |
Address | Cathedral Place, East Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Cathedral, minor basilica[1] |
Dedication | Saint Patrick |
Dedicated | 1851 |
Consecrated | 1897 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | William Wardell |
Architectural type | Cathedral |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1858 – 1939 |
Specifications | |
Length | 103.6 metres (340 ft) |
Width | 56.4 metres (185 ft) |
Nave width | 25.3 metres (83 ft) |
Nave height | 28.9 metres (95 ft) |
Number of spires | 3 |
Spire height | 105 metres (344 ft) |
Materials | Bluestone |
Administration | |
Province | Melbourne |
Metropolis | Melbourne |
Archdiocese | Melbourne |
Parish | St Patrick's |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Peter Comensoli |
Dean | Werner Utri |
Assistant priest(s) | Richard Rosse |
Official name | St Patrick's Cathedral Precinct |
Type | State heritage (Monuments and Memorials, Religion) |
Designated | October 9, 1974 |
Reference no. | H0008[2] |
Heritage Overlay number | HO129[2] |
In 1974 Pope Paul VI conferred the title and dignity of minor basilica on it. In 1986 Pope John Paul II visited the cathedral and addressed clergy during his papal visit.
The cathedral is built on a traditional east–west axis, with the altar at the eastern end, symbolising belief in the resurrection of Christ. The plan is in the style of a Latin cross, consisting of a nave with side aisles, transepts with side aisles, a sanctuary with seven chapels, and sacristies.
The cathedral was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 5 August 1999.[3]