Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam" or "The Mersey Funnel", is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England.Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Catholic cathedral. seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool in England
- Also known as: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- Address: Mount Pleasant, Liverpool
Photo: Beedor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Everyman Theatre and Victoria Gallery & Museum.
Everyman Theatre
Theater building
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The Everyman Theatre stands at the north end of Hope Street in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1964, in Hope Hall, in an area of Liverpool noted for its bohemian environment and political edge, and quickly built a reputation for ground-breaking work. Everyman Theatre is situated 640 feet south of Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.
Victoria Gallery & Museum
Museum
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The Victoria Gallery & Museum is an art gallery and museum run by the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. VG&M is located in the "redbrick" 1892 Victoria Building. Victoria Gallery & Museum is situated 730 feet northeast of Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.
Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station
Railway station
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Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station complex located on Lime Street, in Liverpool city centre, Merseyside, England. Although publicly a single, unified station, it is operationally divided into two official railway stations: Liverpool Lime Street High… Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knowledge Quarter and Georgian Quarter.
Knowledge Quarter
Quarter
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The Knowledge Quarter is an innovation district covering 450 acres of the Liverpool city centre, incorporating the vicinity around London Road, Islington, the Fabric District, Paddington Village and part of Canning.
Georgian Quarter
Quarter
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The Georgian Quarter is an area on the eastern edge of Liverpool city centre, England, characterised by almost entirely residential Georgian architecture.
Liverpool city centre
Quarter
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Liverpool city centre is the administrative, commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region, England.
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.40472° or 53° 24′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.96859° or 2° 58′ 7″ westInception
1967Height
279 feet (85 metres)Open location code
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Q1470975
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Frisian—“Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Liverpul metropoliten kafedralı”
- Basque: “Metropoliar Katedrala (Liverpool)”
- Basque: “Metropoliar Katedrala”
- Chinese: “利物浦基督君王主教座堂”
- Chinese: “利物浦基督君王都主教座堂”
- Chinese: “基督君王都主教座堂”
- Czech: “Liverpoolská metropolitní katedrála”
- Danish: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- Dutch: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- Dutch: “Metropolitane Kathedraal van Liverpool”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه ليفربول متروبوليتان”
- French: “Cathédrale métropolitaine de Liverpool”
- French: “Cathédrale métropolitaine du Christ Roi de Liverpool”
- French: “cathédrale métropolitaine du Christ-Roi de Liverpool”
- French: “Cathédrale métropolitaine du Christ-Roi de Liverpool”
- French: “Cathédrale Métropolitaine du Christ-Roi de Liverpool”
- French: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- German: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- Hungarian: “Érseki székesegyház (Liverpool)”
- Hungarian: “Érseki székesegyház”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Kristus Raja, Liverpool”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Liverpool”
- Irish: “Ardeaglais Meitreapholaiteach Learpholl”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Cristo Re”
- Italian: “cattedrale metropolitana di Cristo Re”
- Italian: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- Japanese: “リヴァプールメトロポリタン大聖堂”
- Korean: “메트로폴리탄 성당”
- Latvian: “Liverpūles katoļu katedrāle”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع شهری لیورپول”
- Polish: “Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Liverpoolu”
- Polish: “Katedra Metropolitarna w Liverpoolu”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Metropolitana de Liverpool”
- Russian: “Ливерпульский католический собор”
- Russian: “Ливерпульский метропольный собор”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Cristo Rey”
- Spanish: “Catedral Metropolitana de Liverpool”
- Spanish: “Catedral Metropolitana del Cristo Rey de Liverpool”
- Spanish: “Catedral Metropolitana del Rey Cristo de Liverpool”
- Swedish: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
- Swedish: “Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King”
- Swedish: “Paddy’s wigwam”
- Swedish: “The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Christ the King”
- Turkish: “Liverpool Metropoliten Katedrali”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Fetropolitaidd Lerpwl”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Fetropolitan Lerpwl”
- Western Frisian: “Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sports and Fitness Centre and St Nicholas’s Catholic Primary School.
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