St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne

St Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick
Gothic Revival central tower of St Patrick's Cathedral
37°48′36″S 144°58′34″E / 37.81000°S 144.97611°E / -37.81000; 144.97611
Address	Cathedral Place, East Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria
Country	Australia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.cam.org.au/cathedral
History
Status	Cathedral, minor basilica[1]
Dedication	Saint Patrick
Dedicated	1851
Consecrated	1897
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	William Wardell
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Gothic Revival
Years built	1858 – 1939
Specifications
Length	103.6 metres (340 ft)
Width	56.4 metres (185 ft)
Nave width	25.3 metres (83 ft)
Nave height	28.9 metres (95 ft)
Number of spires	3
Spire height	105 metres (344 ft)
Materials	Bluestone
Administration
Province	Melbourne
Metropolis	Melbourne
Archdiocese	Melbourne
Parish	St Patrick's
Clergy
Archbishop	Peter Comensoli
Dean	Werner Utri
Assistant priest(s)	Richard Rosse
Victorian Heritage Register
Official name	St Patrick's Cathedral Precinct
Type	State heritage (Monuments and Memorials, Religion)
Designated	October 9, 1974
Reference no.	H0008[2]
Heritage Overlay number	HO129[2]

The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick (colloquially St Patrick's Cathedral) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Peter Comensoli.

In 1974 Pope Paul VI conferred the title and dignity of minor basilica on it. In 1986 Pope John Paul II visited the cathedral and addressed clergy during his papal visit.

The cathedral is built on a traditional east–west axis, with the altar at the eastern end, symbolising belief in the resurrection of Christ. The plan is in the style of a Latin cross, consisting of a nave with side aisles, transepts with side aisles, a sanctuary with seven chapels, and sacristies.

The cathedral was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 5 August 1999.^[3]