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Manchester Cathedral
Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George
Manchester Cathedral in July 2009
Manchester Cathedral is located in Greater Manchester Manchester CathedralManchester Cathedral
Shown within Greater Manchester
53°29'07?N 2°14'41?WCoordinates: 53°29'07?N 2°14'41?W
Location Manchester
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website Cathedral website
Architecture
Style Gothic (Perpendicular)
Years built 1421–1882
Specifications
Tower height 135ft
Administration
Diocese Manchester (since 1847)
Province York
Clergy
Dean Rogers Govender
Precentor Philip Barratt
Archdeacon Mark Ashcroft, Archdeacon of Manchester (Residentiary Canon)
Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George,[1] at an unknown age in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the bishop and the city's parish church. It is located on Victoria Street in the city centre.
The main body of the cathedral largely derives from the wardenship of James Stanley (warden 1485–1506), and is in the Perpendicular Gothic style. Stanley was primarily responsible for commissioning the late-medieval wooden furnishings, including the pulpitum, choir stalls and the nave roof which is supported by angels with gilded instruments. The medieval church was extensively refaced, restored and extended in the Victorian period, and again following bomb damage in the 20th century. The cathedral is one of fifteen Grade I listed buildings in Manchester.