Westminster Cathedral
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Key facts
- Location
- Westminster , London, England
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Website
- westminstercathedral .org .uk
- Status
- Cathedral
- Dedication
- Most Precious Blood
- Architect
- John Francis Bentley
- Style
- Neo-Byzantine
- Years built
- 1895–1903
- Length
- 110 m (360 ft)
- Width
- 47 m (156 ft)
- Province
- Westminster
- Diocese
- Westminster
- Archbishop
- Richard Moth
- Dean
- Slawomir Witon
- Designated
- 1 December 1987, Amended 15 February 1994
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Interior Baptistery South-western elevation Neo-Byzantine mosaics Reliquary of Saint John Southworth North-western elevation Blessed Sacrament Chapel Ceiling of the Chapel of St. Joseph and the Holy Family North-western portal The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales. It is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Christ and is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster.
The original site on which the cathedral stands in the City of Westminster was purchased by the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1885, with construction taking place from 1895 to 1903. Designed by John Francis Bentley in a 9th-century Christian neo-Byzantine style, and accordingly made almost entirely of brick, without steel reinforcements, Sir John Betjeman called it "a masterpiece in striped brick and stone" that shows "the good craftsman has no need of steel or concrete."
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1903 establishments in England20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United KingdomBrick buildings and structures in the United KingdomBrick churches in the United KingdomCathedrals in LondonDomes in the United KingdomGrade I listed cathedralsGrade I listed churches in the City of WestminsterGrade I listed Roman Catholic church buildings in EnglandJohn Francis Bentley buildingsNeo-Byzantine architecture in the United Kingdom