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Chelmsford Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd | |
51°44′08″N0°28′27″E / 51.7355°N 0.4741°E | |
Location | Chelmsford, Essex |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Website | chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic |
Years built | c.1200 – c.1520 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Chelmsford (since 1914) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Guli Francis-Dehqani |
Dean | The Very Revd Paul Kennington (interim) |
Precentor | Revd Canon Sebastian Harries |
Canon(s) | Revd Canon Kate Moore (Canon for Education and Safeguarding) |
Laity | |
Director of music | Emma Gibbins |
Organist(s) | Samuel Bristow (Assistant Director of Music) |
Chelmsford Cathedral, formally titled the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd. It became a cathedral when the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford was created in 1914 and is the seat of the Bishop of Chelmsford. [1]
The church of St Mary the Virgin in Chelmsford was probably first built along with the town around 1200. It was rebuilt in the 15th and early 16th centuries (starting around 1520), with walls of flint rubble, stone and brick.
The church has a tower with a spire and a ring of thirteen bells, twelve of which were cast by John Warner & Sons at Cripplegate[ citation needed ] and were dedicated in 1913. [2] The nave partially collapsed in 1800, and was rebuilt by the County architect John Johnson, retaining the Perpendicular design, but using Coade stone piers and tracery, [3] and a plaster ceiling. The upper part of the chancel was rebuilt in 1878. [4]
In 1914 the church became the cathedral for the newly created diocese of Chelmsford. [4]
The south porch was extended in 1953 to mark Anglo-American friendship after World War II and the many US airmen stationed in Essex. In 1954, the cathedral was additionally dedicated to Saints Peter and Cedd. In 1983, the interior of the cathedral was extensively refurbished, with a new floor, seating, altar, bishop's throne, font and artwork. In 1994 and 1995 two pipe organs were installed, the first in the nave and the second in the chancel. The stained-glass windows were all installed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
In 2000 a sculpture, Christ in Glory by Peter Eugene Ball, was placed above the chancel arch. In 2004 two further major works of art were commissioned, and are now in place: Mark Cazelet's Tree of Life painting in the North Transept, and Philip Sanderson's altar frontal in the Mildmay Chapel.
The cathedral celebrates its links with Thomas Hooker, who was Chelmsford Town Lecturer between 1626 and 1629. He fled to the New World because of his Puritan views and founded the town of Hartford, Connecticut and was one of the founders of American democracy.
As of July 2024: [5]
Cathedral Clergy
Cathedral Chapter
A specification of the organs can be found at the National Pipe Organ Register.
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