Christ Church Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of Christ | |
![]() Crossing tower and spire from the cloisters | |
51°45′00″N 1°15′17″W / 51.75°N 1.2547°W | |
Location | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Cathedral |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Designated | 12 January 1954[1] |
Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
Years built | 1160–1200 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Oxford (since 1546) |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Steven Croft (diocesan), Gavin Collins (suffragan), Alan Wilson (suffragan) |
Dean | Sarah Foot |
Subdean | Peter Moger |
Precentor | Philippa White |
Canon(s) | Sally Welch (Diocesan Canon) 4 theology professors (ex officio) |
Archdeacon | Jonathan Chaffey |
Laity | |
Director of music | Steven Grahl |
Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral of the Anglican diocese of Oxford, which consists of the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is also the chapel of Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford. This dual role as cathedral and college chapel is unique in the Church of England.[2] This gives the Dean of Christ Church a distinctive role as both head of Christ Church, Oxford as well as having the ecclesiastical function of an Anglican Dean.