Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

Christ Church Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Christ
Crossing tower and spire from the cloisters
Christ Church Cathedral
51°45′00″N 1°15′17″W / 51.75°N 1.2547°W / 51.75; -1.2547
Location	Oxford, Oxfordshire
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Cathedral
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Designated	12 January 1954[1]
Style	Romanesque, Gothic
Years built	1160–1200
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Oxford (since 1546)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Steven Croft (diocesan), Gavin Collins (suffragan), Alan Wilson (suffragan)
Dean	Sarah Foot
Subdean	Peter Moger
Precentor	Philippa White
Canon(s)	Sally Welch (Diocesan Canon) 4 theology professors (ex officio)
Archdeacon	Jonathan Chaffey
Laity
Director of music	Steven Grahl

Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral of the Anglican diocese of Oxford, which consists of the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is also the chapel of Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford. This dual role as cathedral and college chapel is unique in the Church of England.^[2] This gives the Dean of Christ Church a distinctive role as both head of Christ Church, Oxford as well as having the ecclesiastical function of an Anglican Dean.