kids encyclopedia robot

St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist
Norwich RC Cathedral.jpg
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 420: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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
Architect(s)
  • George Gilbert Scott, Jr.
  • John Oldrid Scott
Style Gothic Revival
Years built 1882-1910
Construction cost Approximately £230,000
Specifications
Number of towers 1
Tower height 38m (125ft)
Administration
Diocese East Anglia (since 1976)
Province Westminster

The Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of East Anglia and the mother church of the diocese of East Anglia. It is within the Province of Westminster.

History

The cathedral, located on Unthank Road, was constructed between 1882 and 1910 to designs by George Gilbert Scott, Jr. as a parish church dedicated to John the Baptist, on the site of the Norwich City Gaol. The funds for its construction were provided by Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, as a gesture of thanksgiving for his first marriage to Lady Flora Abney-Hastings.

In 1976, it was consecrated as the cathedral church for the newly erected Diocese of East Anglia and the seat of the Bishop of East Anglia. In 2014, for the first time since 1558, a Pontifical High Mass was celebrated in this episcopal see's cathedral.

It is one of two cathedrals in the city of Norwich, the other being the Church of England Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, begun in the Norman style in 1096.

Resources

Just off the south aisle of the cathedral is the Duckett Library. It was named after Canon Richard Duckett who was rector of the church from 1876 to 1910. It was opened on 22 February 2012. 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.

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.

Parish

The cathedral's parish also covers Holy Apostles Church, West Earlham, a suburb of Norwich.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Catedral de San Juan Bautista (Norwich) para niños

kids search engine
St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.