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St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
| Saint Mary's Basilica and Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia | |
 St Mary's Cathedral at night | |
  Saint Mary's Basilica and Cathedral | |
| 33°52′16″S 151°12′48″E / 33.87111°S 151.21333°E | |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | stmaryscathedral |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | St Mary's Chapel |
| Status | Minor basilica (since 1932) Cathedral (since 1835) Chapel (1821–1835) National shrine[1] |
| Founded | 21 October 1821 |
| Dedication | Immaculate Conception, Mary Help of Christians |
| Dedicated | 29 June 1865 |
| Consecrated | 8 September 1882 |
| Relics held | First class relic of Saint Francis Xavier displayed, various others privately held |
| Events | Ruined by fire (29 June 1865) |
| Past bishop(s) | George Pell, Edward Clancy, John Bede Polding |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architectural type | Chapel (first building) Cathedral (present building) |
| Style | Geometric Decorated Gothic |
| Years built | 1851 (first cathedral) 1928 (nave completed) 2000 (spires added) |
| Groundbreaking | 1821 (St Mary's Chapel) 1868 (present-day cathedral) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 107 metres (351 ft) |
| Nave width | 24.3 metres (80 ft) |
| Nave height | 30.3 metres (99 ft) |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Spire height | 74.6 metres (245 ft) |
| Materials | Sydney sandstone, Oamaru stone, marble, alabaster, Moruya granite |
| Bells | 14 |
| Tenor bell weight | 34 long cwt 1 qr 3 lb (3,839 lb or 1,741 kg) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Sydney |
| Metropolis | Sydney |
| Archdiocese | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Deanery | City Deanery |
| Parish | St Mary's |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Anthony Fisher OP |
| Auxiliary Bishop(s) | Terence Brady, Richard Umbers, Danny Meagher |
| Dean | Donald Richardson |
| Chancellor | Chris Meney (Lay Chancellor) |
| Assistant priest(s) | Brendan Purcell, Emmanuel Lubega, Lewi Barakat |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Daniel Justin |
| Organist(s) | Simon Niemiński (Assistant Director of Music) |
| Servers' guild | Archconfraternity of St. Stephen |
| Official name | St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral and Chapter House; Saint Mary's Cathedral; St Marys Cathedral |
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
| Designated | 3 September 2004 |
| Reference no. | 1709 |
| Type | Cathedral |
| Category | Religion |
| Builders | Jacob Inder (Chapter House) |
The Minor Basilica and Cathedral of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, locally known as Saint Mary's Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic basilica and the cathedral seat of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of “Our Lady, Help of Christians" and Patroness of Australia.
Pope Pius XI raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via the Pontifical decree Inter Potiores Sacras on 4 August 1932.[2] Pope Benedict XVI made an Apostolic Visit to the shrine in 19 July 2008.
It is located on College Street near the eastern border of the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The cathedral was designed by William Wardell and built from 1866 to 1928. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 September 2004.[3]
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney". GCatholic.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Pope Pius XII (1933). Ecclesia Cathedralis Sydneyensis ad Basilicae Minoris Dignitatem Evehitur [Sydney's Cathedral Church is Elevated to the Dignity of a Minor Basililca] (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). Vol. 25. The Holy See. pp. 200–201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral and Chapter House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01709. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
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Seu de Santa María de Sydney AN كاتدرائيه سانت مارى (اوستراليا) ARZ Сабор Дзевы Марыі (Сідней) BE Saint Mary’s Cathedral (Sydney) German Catedral de Santa María (Sídney) Spanish Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Sydney French קתדרלת מרי הקדושה (סידני) HE Katedral Sydney ID Cattedrale di Santa Maria (Sydney) Italian シドニー・セント・メアリー大聖堂 Japanese
