St Philip’s Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, also called the Birmingham Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church in the Baroque style by Thomas Archer, it was consecrated in 1715.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Birmingham Cathedral”, “Cathedral Church of Saint Philip”, “Cathedral Church Of St Philip”, and “St Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham”
  • Address: Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2QB
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Birmingham New Street railway station.

Museum
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is a and art gallery in , England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. is situated 1,000 feet west of St Philip’s Cathedral.

Railway station
Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street station, is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, , England; it is a central hub of the British railway system. is situated 1,300 feet south of St Philip’s Cathedral.

Town hall
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Birmingham City in , England, is the home of Birmingham City Council, and thus the seat of local government for the city. It provides office accommodation for both employed council officers, including the Chief Executive, and elected… is situated 970 feet west of St Philip’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Gun Quarter.

Neighborhood
in , England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.

Locality
The is a district of the city of , England, which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns.

Locality
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The is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses.

St Philip’s Cathedral

Latitude
52.48118° or 52° 28′ 52″ north
Longitude
-1.8989° or 1° 53′ 56″ west
Inception
1715
Height
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
9C4WF4J2+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 17504663
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q751081
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“St Philip’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس فيلبس (برمنغهام)”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس فيلبس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Փիլիպպոսի տաճար”
  • Basque: “San Filipe katedrala (Birmingham)”
  • Basque: “San Filipe katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Birmingham”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Felip de Birmingham”
  • Chinese: “伯明翰座堂”
  • Danish: “St Philip’s Domkirke”
  • Danish: “St Philip’s Katedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Birmingham (anglicaans)”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Birmingham”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Filipo”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Philipin tuomiokirkko”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Philippe de Birmingham”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Philippe de Birmingham”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Birmingham”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Filippo”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Filippo”
  • Latvian: “Birmingemas katedrāle”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت فیلیپ، بیرمنگام”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Filipa w Birmingham”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Birmingham”
  • Russian: “Бирмингемский собор”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Филиппа”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Felipe de Birmingham”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Felipe”
  • Swedish: “St Philip’s Cathedral”
  • Turkish: “St Philip’s Katedrali”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Birmingham”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Sant Philip”

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