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Portsmouth Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
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50°47′26″N 1°06′15″W / 50.7905°N 1.1043°W / 50.7905; -1.1043
LocationPortsmouth, Hampshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websiteportsmouthcathedral.org.uk
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1180
DedicationSt Thomas Becket
Dedicated1188
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleRomanesque (Germanic)
Years built
  • 12th century (chapel)
  • 17th century (rebuilt)
  • 1980s–1991
Specifications
Number of towers3
Tower height121 feet (37 m) (tallest tower)
Bells12
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DiocesePortsmouth (since 1927)
Clergy
Bishop(s)Jonathan Frost
DeanAnthony Cane
Canon Chancellor
and Vice Dean
Harriet Neale-Stevens
PrecentorJo Spreadbury
Canon(s)
  • Nick Ralph
    (Social Enterprise and Engagement)
  • Anthony Rustell
    (Mission, Discipleship, and Ministry)
Laity
Director of musicDavid Price (Organist and Master of the Choristers)
Organist(s)Sachin Gunga (Sub-Organist)
Organ scholarNora Rechel

The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, commonly known as Portsmouth Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral church in the centre of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Portsmouth and the seat of the bishop of Portsmouth.

The Anglican cathedral is one of the two cathedral churches in the city, the other being the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth, about one mile to the north.

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