The Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad

Local nameThe Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad
LocationBirmingham, UK

The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad is a Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, England. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and is dedicated to Saint Chad of Mercia.

Designed by Augustus Welby Pugin and substantially complete by 1841, St Chad's is one of the first four Catholic churches constructed after the English Reformation and was raised to cathedral status in 1852. It is one of only four minor basilicas in England.

St Chad's is a Grade II* listed building and is located in a public greenspace near St Chad's Queensway, in central Birmingham. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Birmingham, currently Bernard Longley, and the dean is Monsignor Timothy Menezes.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Chad's_Cathedral,_Birmingham

Official Website http://stchadscathedral.org.uk/

Email reception@rc-birmingham.org

Phone +44 121 236 2251

Address St Chad’s Queensway, Birmingham B4 6EU, UK

Coordinates 52°29'8.067" N -1°53'55.687" E

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