St Chad’s Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of Saint Chad is a Catholic cathedral in . It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Birmingham and is dedicated to Saint Chad of Mercia.
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Catholic cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Also known as: St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham” and “The Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad
  • Address: Birmingham

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birmingham Snow Hill railway station and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Railway station
Photo: Randwick, Public domain.
Birmingham Snow Hill, also known as Snow Hill station, is a railway station in Birmingham City Centre. It is one of the three main city-centre stations in Birmingham, along with and . is situated 680 feet south of St Chad’s Cathedral.

Museum
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 2,100 feet southwest of St Chad’s Cathedral.

Church
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. is situated 1,600 feet south of St Chad’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gun Quarter and Jewellery Quarter.

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.

Suburb
The is an area of central , , in the north-western area of Birmingham City Centre, with a population of 19,000 in a 1.07-square-kilometre area.

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.

St Chad’s Cathedral

Latitude
52.4856° or 52° 29′ 8″ north
Longitude
-1.89878° or 1° 53′ 56″ west
Inception
1839—1841
Height
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
9C4WF4P2+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 72663919
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1138085
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