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Truro Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Truro Cathedral is located in Cornwall
Truro Cathedral
Truro Cathedral
Location within Cornwall
50°15′51″N 05°03′04″W / 50.26417°N 5.05111°W / 50.26417; -5.05111
LocationTruro, Cornwall
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
TraditionHigh Church
Websitewww.trurocathedral.org.uk
History
Former name(s)The Parish Church of St Mary's, Truro
Consecrated1887
Architecture
Architect(s)J. L. Pearson
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1880–1910
Specifications
Number of towers4
Number of spires3
Spire height76m (crossing), 61m (western)
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseTruro (since 1876)
Clergy
Bishop(s)Hugh Nelson, Bishop of St. Germans and acting Bishop of Truro [1]
DeanSimon Robinson (dean-designate)
PrecentorSimon Griffiths
Canon ChancellorAlan Bashforth
Canon(s)2 vacancies
Laity
Director of musicJames Anderson-Besant
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameTruro Cathedral
Designated29 December 1950
Reference no.1205377

The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the parish church of St Mary. It is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom featuring three spires.[a]

  1. ^ "Who we are". Truro Diocese. 30 October 2023.


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