Wakefield Cathedral

Wakefield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of All Saints
Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral Shown within West Yorkshire
53°40′59″N 1°29′49″W / 53.68306°N 1.49694°W / 53.68306; -1.49694
Location	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Tradition	Liberal Anglo-Catholic
Website	www.wakefield-cathedral.org.uk
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Architect(s)	George Gilbert Scott John Loughborough Pearson
Style	Gothic
Years built	c. 1300–1905
Specifications
Spire height	247 feet (75 m)
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Leeds (since 2014)
Episcopal area	Wakefield
Archdeaconry	Pontefract
Deanery	Wakefield
Parish	All Saints, Wakefield
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Nick Baines
Dean	Simon Cowling
Precentor	Kathryn Goldsmith
Canon(s)	Derek Walmsley (DDO) Philip Hobday (Canon Missioner)
Laity
Director of music	James Bowstead Alana Brook (Assistant)

Wakefield Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, is a co-equal Anglican cathedral with Bradford and Ripon Cathedrals, in the Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the Bishop of Leeds. Originally the parish church, it has Anglo Saxon origins and, after enlargement and rebuilding, has the tallest spire in Yorkshire. Its 247-foot (75 m) spire is the tallest structure in the City of Wakefield. The cathedral was designated a Grade I listed building on 14 July 1953.^[1]