Middlesbrough Cathedral

The Cathedral of Middlesbrough ( Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin ) in the district of Coulby Newham the northern English city of Middlesbrough is the Episcopal Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough. It was built to a design by Frank Swainston from 1985 and consecrated on 15 May 1988 Bishop Augustine Harris.

History

For the 1878 established a bishopric in the then important industrial city Middlesbrough a neo-Gothic cathedral was built from 1876 in the city center. The structural change led to the departure of most parishioners. 1976 decided the diocese a Kathedralneubau in the rapidly growing southern district of Coulby Newham. The foundation stone was laid after long planning on 3 November 1985.

The old Episcopal church, since co-cathedral, fell in May 2000 in a fire.

Architecture and Facilities

The Saint Mary's Cathedral is an irregular polygon with a multi-nested tent flat roof. At the free-standing bell tower, the bells slim is suspended open. Architecture and interior design are designed according to the ecclesiological and liturgical requirements of Vatican II.

The organ was built in 1987 by the Belgian organ builder S. Schumacher. The instrument stands freely, the right of the altar. It has 14 stops on two manuals and pedal. The play and Registertrakturen are mechanical.