| St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich | |
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| Cathedral Church of StJohn the Baptist | |
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  St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich Shown within Norwich | |
| 52°37′45″N1°17′02″E / 52.6292°N 1.2840°E /52.6292; 1.2840 | |
| OS grid reference | TG2233508547 |
| Location | Norwich,Norfolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | sjbcathedral.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Consecrated | 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Cathedral |
| Heritage designation | Grade I Listed |
| Designated | 26 February 1954[1] |
| Architects | |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1882-1910 |
| Construction cost | Approximately £230,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Tower height | 38m (125ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Westminster |
| Diocese | East Anglia (since 1976) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Peter Collins |
| Dean | Revd. Fr Alan Hodgson |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Daniel Justin |
TheCathedral Church of St John the Baptist is aRoman Catholiccathedral inNorwich,Norfolk,England. The cathedral is the seat of thebishop of East Anglia and the mother church of thediocese of East Anglia. It is within theProvince of Westminster.
The cathedral, located onUnthank Road, was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs byGeorge Gilbert Scott, Jr., as a parish church dedicated toJohn the Baptist, on the site of theNorwich City Gaol. The funds for its construction were provided bythe 15th Duke of Norfolk, as a gesture of thanksgiving for his first marriage to Lady Flora Abney-Hastings.[3]
In 1976, it was consecrated as the cathedral church for the newly erectedDiocese of East Anglia and the seat of theBishop of East Anglia.[4] In 2014, for the first time since 1558, aPontifical High Mass was celebrated in thisepiscopal see's cathedral.[5]
It is one of two cathedrals in the city of Norwich, the other being theChurch of EnglandCathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, begun in theNorman style in 1096.
Just off the south aisle of the cathedral is the Duckett Library. It was named afterThe V. Rev. RichardCanon Duckett, who was rector of the church from 1876 to 1910. It was opened on 22 February 2012.[6] People need to become a member of the library to join, and that membership is available to all the cathedral's congregation. It has 3,000 religious publications and is staffed by volunteers.[7]
Also, within the cathedral ground is the Narthex. It opened in March 2010 and is the cathedral's visitor centre. It comprises an Education and Interpretation Gallery, a shop, a refectory with outdoor patio, a function hall, licensed bar and community garden.[8]
The cathedral's parish also covers Holy Apostles Church,West Earlham, a suburb of Norwich.
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