Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary and St Chad
The West Front of Lichfield Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral Shown within Staffordshire
52°41′08″N 1°49′50″W / 52.6855°N 1.8305°W / 52.6855; -1.8305
Location	Lichfield, Staffordshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	High church
Website	www.lichfield-cathedral.org
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Cathedral
Previous cathedrals	Early Anglo-Saxon and a second cathedral of undetermined date.
Style	Gothic
Years built	early 13th century–1330
Specifications
Length	113 m (371 ft)
Nave width	21 m (69 ft)
Width across transepts	50 m (160 ft)
Height	76.8 m (252 ft) (central spire)
Number of towers	3
Number of spires	3
Spire height	76.8 m (252 ft) (crossing), 60.5 m (198 ft) (western)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Lichfield (since 669 - 6th diocese)
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Michael Ipgrave
Dean	Jan McFarlane Dean Designate
Precentor	Andrew Stead
Canon Chancellor	Gregory Platten
Laity
Director of music	Ben Lamb
Organist(s)	Martyn Rawles

Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires (together with Truro Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh), and the only medieval one of the three. It was the only cathedral moated and fortified. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield, which covers Staffordshire, much of Shropshire, and parts of the Black Country and West Midlands. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lichfield, currently Michael Ipgrave, who was appointed in 2016. It is a Grade I listed building.^[1]