St Mary's Cathedral, Hobart facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Mary's Cathedral |
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 St Mary's Cathedral
Location in Hobart
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| Location | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded | 12 September 1860 |
| Dedication | Sacred Heart |
| Dedicated | 29 June 1865 rededicated 23 January 1881 |
| Consecrated | 14 July 1866 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
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| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Gothic Revival architecture |
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| Groundbreaking | 1860 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 26 metres (84 ft) |
| Width | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Nave width | 5.5 metres (18 ft) |
| Nave height | 5.8 metres (19 ft) |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Bells | Ring of 10 Bells and two semitones |
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| Parish | Cathedral |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Hobart |
| Province | Hobart |
St Mary's Cathedral in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, presently the Most Rev. Julian Porteous.
The Cathedral's origins can be traced back to 1822 when the first permanent Tasmanian priest Reverend Philip Conolly (1786-1839) constructed a temporary wooden chapel near the present Cathedral site and dedicated to God, under the invocation of St. Virgilius, an "Irish Saint"
Stained Glass Windows
Dominated by the exquisite Hardman Studio window in the style of a fourteenth century Gothic window; the five lancets depict pivotal scenes from the Gospel and the tracery at the top of the window details heavenly images, from the nineteenth century.
The Rose window in the West end of the Cathedral (1981), the Pentecost Window (1989), and the Heroic and Saintly Women (1995) are other windows specific to the cathedral.
See also
In Spanish: Catedral de Santa María (Hobart) para niños
