Coventry Cathedral

Coventry Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Saint Michael
Old (left) and new (right) cathedral buildings
Coventry Cathedral Shown within West Midlands
52°24′30″N 1°30′25″W / 52.408333°N 1.506944°W / 52.408333; -1.506944
Location	Coventry city centre, West Midlands
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	www.coventrycathedral.org.uk
History
Dedication	St Michael
Consecrated	25 May 1962
Architecture
Previous cathedrals	2
Architect(s)	Basil Spence
Style	Regional modern
Years built	1956–1962
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Coventry (since 1918)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Ruth Worsley (acting bishop)
Dean	John Witcombe
Canon(s)	Mary Gregory (Arts and Reconciliation) and a vacancy

The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe.

The city has had three cathedrals. The first was St Mary's, a monastic building, from 1102 to 1539, of which only a few ruins remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th-century Gothic church designated as a cathedral in 1918, which remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War, apart from its tower and spire, which rise to 284 feet (87 metres). The third, consecrated in 1962, is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built immediately adjacent to the ruins and tower of the former cathedral, which is a symbol of war time destruction and barbarity, but also of peace and reconciliation.