Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit | |
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40°21′06″S 175°37′02″E / 40.35166°S 175.61728°ECoordinates: 40°21′06″S 175°37′02″E / 40.35166°S 175.61728°E | |
Location | 197 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North |
Country | New Zealand |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | pncathedral |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Patrick's Church |
Founded | 1925 |
Dedication | Holy Spirit |
Dedicated | 22 March 1925 |
Past bishop(s) | Peter Cullinane |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Category 1 (List No. 195) |
Designated | 28 June`1990 |
Architect(s) | Frederick de Jersey Clere |
Architectural type | Reinforced concrete |
Style | Neo-Gothic |
Completed | 1925 |
Construction cost | £43,845 |
Administration | |
Parish | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Parish |
Diocese | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | John Atcherley Dew, Cardinal, Apostolic Administrator |
Priest in charge | Peter Fahy |
Assistant priest(s) | Kevin Neal |
The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North, New Zealand. It was opened in 1925 as St Patrick's Church and was rededicated to the Holy Spirit as the cathedral when the diocese was established in 1980. In 1988 the cathedral was renovated, added to and reordered. The building was designed by the notable architect Frederick de Jersey Clere.[1][2] The building was designated a Category 1 historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1990.[3]
The Gothic Revival style cathedral is constructed in reinforced concrete with ornamental Gothic elements such as lancet windows, a pointed arch and pinnacles, and its design includes most typical elements of a cathedral layout. The nave is flanked by seven structural columns on each side which support pointed arches. The two side aisles feature 10 stained glass windows depicting the 10 parables of Jesus, designed by Franz Xaver Zettler from Munich. The cathedral also houses 25 Māori carvings from the six iwi in the diocese.[4]
Notes[]
- ^ "Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North". Diocese of Palmerston North. 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "History". Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Cathedral of the holy Spirit (Catholic)" (PDF). Historic Manawatu. 28 June 1990. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Catholic)". Heritage New Zealand. 28 June 1990. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Media related to Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North at Wikimedia Commons
- Buildings and structures in Palmerston North
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in New Zealand
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1925
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in New Zealand
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1980
- 1925 establishments in New Zealand
- NZHPT Category I listings in Manawatū-Whanganui
- Listed churches in New Zealand
- 1920s architecture in New Zealand
- Oceanian church stubs
- New Zealand building and structure stubs