Where is Middlesbrough Cathedral?

Middlesbrough Cathedral is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5228°, -1.2138°.

Cathedrals · North East England

Middlesbrough Cathedral

Middlesbrough Cathedral in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Best time of year: Year-round

Middlesbrough Cathedral is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Saint Mary's Cathedral, also known as Middlesbrough Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, England. It is the see of the Bishop of Middlesbrough, who is ordinary of the Diocese of Middlesbrough in the Province of Liverpool.

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Background

History

The original Cathedral Church of Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour was built from 1876 and was opened on 21 August 1878. It was situated on Sussex Street, in the old St. Hilda’s district of Middlesbrough. At the time, the church was located within the Diocese of Beverley as the diocese of Middlesbrough did not exist until December 1878. It was initially built not as a cathedral, but as a church that could hold 1,500 people to serve the people of Middlesbrough. The first bishop of Middlesbrough, Richard Lacy was consecrated there on 18 December 1879. In August 1984, news reports stated that the cathedral had structural problems and may have to be pulled down. As it was a Grade II listed…

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