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The first church was erected in 1817 “by Order of Governor Macquarie”. The final addition of the great tower and bells in 1979 and its Consecration in 1983 completed the building which, as it stands today

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION/DENOMINATION

It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia.

INTERESTING FACTS

• Because Newcastle was the second settlement outside Sydney on the Australian mainland and the church building was officially founded, the building is notable for the length and uniqueness of its history. 

• The ground on which Christ Church Cathedral stands has been the site of at least one other church: Christ Church, built in 1817-18. Unlike the rushed construction of Christ Church, the building of Christ Church Cathedral was a long and complicated process; it was exactly one hundred years from the beginning of construction to its consecration.

• The Christ Church burial ground, located on the northern side of the church and now a rest park, is the first known European burial ground in Newcastle and one of the first burial grounds established in Australia.

• The cathedral's Burne-Jones Dies Domini window is unique in Australia and is regarded as an example of his powers at their peak. The only other one of this design was executed in 1875 for the church of St Michael and St Mary Magdalene in Easthampstead, Berkshire, England, but is not identical in its glass, colouring and detail.

Gallery

360˚ Virtual Photo

Exterior

Interior

Organ

Treasures

Credits

All media by Luke Cabading.

Sources

• "A History Of The Cathedral Building | Newcastle Cathedral". Newcastlecathedral.Org.Au, http://www.newcastlecathedral.org.au/cathedral/cathedralhistory/.

• "Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle". En.Wikipedia.Org, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral,_Newcastle.

• "Christ Church Cathedral : Newcastle Anglican". Newcastleanglican.Org.Au, https://www.newcastleanglican.org.au/your-church/christ-church-cathedral/.