<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> St Mary's Cathedral </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> St Mary's Basilica </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cathedral from Hyde Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> St Mary's Cathedral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 33 ° 52 ′ 16" S 151 ° 12 ′ 48" E ﻿ / ﻿ 33.87111 ° S 151.21333 ° E ﻿ / - 33.87111; 151.21333 Coordinates: 33 ° 52 ′ 16" S 151 ° 12 ′ 48" E ﻿ / ﻿ 33.87111 ° S 151.21333 ° E ﻿ / - 33.87111; 151.21333 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Sydney, New South Wales </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Denomination </Th> <Td> Roman Catholic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> stmaryscathedral.org.au </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Former name (s) </Th> <Td> St Mary's Chapel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 21 October 1821 (1821 - 10 - 21) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dedication </Th> <Td> Immaculate Conception, Mary Help of Christians </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dedicated </Th> <Td> 29 June 1865 (1865 - 06 - 29) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consecrated </Th> <Td> 8 September 1882 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relics held </Th> <Td> First class relic of St Francis Xavier displayed, various others privately held </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Events </Th> <Td> Ruined by fire (29 June 1865 (1865 - 06 - 29)) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Past bishop (s) </Th> <Td> George Pell, Edward Clancy, John Bede Polding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Architecture </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Minor basilica (since 1932) Cathedral (since 1835) Chapel (1821 - 1835) National shrine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Functional status </Th> <Td> Active </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect (s) </Th> <Td> William Wardell (present building) Augustus Welby Pugin (extensions to first building) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architectural type </Th> <Td> Chapel (first building) Cathedral (present building) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Style </Th> <Td> Geometric Decorated Gothic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years built </Th> <Td> 1851 (first cathedral) 1928 (nave completed) 2000 (spires added) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Groundbreaking </Th> <Td> 1821 (1821) (St Mary's Chapel) 1868 (1868) (present - day cathedral) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Specifications </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 107 metres (351 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nave width </Th> <Td> 24.3 metres (80 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nave height </Th> <Td> 22.5 metres (74 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of spires </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spire height </Th> <Td> 74.6 metres (245 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Materials </Th> <Td> Sydney sandstone, Oamaru stone, marble, alabaster, Moruya granite </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bells </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tenor bell weight </Th> <Td> 1 long ton 63 cwt 78.9 qr (11,510 lb or 5.22 t) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Administration </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parish </Th> <Td> St Mary's </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deanery </Th> <Td> City Deanery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archdiocese </Th> <Td> Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sydney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Metropolis </Th> <Td> Sydney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Province </Th> <Td> Sydney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Clergy </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Archbishop </Th> <Td> Anthony Fisher OP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Auxiliary Bishop (s) </Th> <Td> Terence Brady, Tony Randazzo, Richard Umbers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dean </Th> <Td> Donald Richardson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chancellor </Th> <Td> Chris Meney (Lay Chancellor) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Assistant priest (s) </Th> <Td> Emmanuel Seo, Brendan Purcell, Pierluigi Passoni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Laity </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Director of music </Th> <Td> Thomas Wilson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Organist (s) </Th> <Td> Michael Butterfield, Dominic Moawad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Servers' guild </Th> <Td> Archconfraternity of St. Stephen </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> St Mary's Cathedral </Th> </Tr>

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