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Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Christ Church Cathedral History
Cathedral Church of Christ The cathedral was originally the church of St
Frideswide’s Priory. The site is claimed to be the location
of the abbey and relics of St Frideswide, the patron saint
of Oxford, although this is debatable.
51°45′00″N 1°15′17″W / 51.75°N 1.254722°W / 51.75;
-1.254722Coordinates: 51°45′00″N 1°15′17″W / 51.75°N
1.254722°W / 51.75; -1.254722
Location Oxford, Oxfordshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral Interior of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
Architecture
Style Romanesque, Gothic
Years built 1160-1200
Administration
Diocese Oxford (since 1546)
Province Canterbury
Christ Church Cathedral is the cathedral of the diocese
of Oxford, which consists of the counties of Oxfordshire,
Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. It is also, uniquely, the
chapel of Christ Church, a college of the University of Ox-
ford. Inside Christ Church Cathedral
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In 1522, the priory was surrendered to Cardinal Wolsey, • 1613 - 1630 • 1807 - 1825 • 1955 - 1970
who had selected it as the site for his proposed college. William William Sydney
However, in 1529 the foundation was taken over by King Stonard Cross Watson
Henry VIII. Work stopped, but in June 1532 the college • 1630 - 1682 • 1825 - 1846 • 1970 - 1981
was refounded by the King. In 1546, Henry VIII trans- Edward Lowe William Simon
ferred to it from Osney to the see of Oxford. The cathe- • 1682 - 1690 Marshall Preston
dral has the name of Ecclesia Christi Cathedralis Oxoniensis, William • 1846 - 1882 • 1981 - 1985
given to it by King Henry VIII’s foundation charter. Husbands Charles Francis Grier
There has been a choir at the cathedral since 1526, • 1690 - 1691 William • 1985 - present
when John Taverner was the organist and also master of Charles Corfe Stephen
the choristers. The statutes of Cardinal Wolsey’s original Husbands • 1882 - 1892 Darlington
college, initially called Cardinal College, mentioned six- • 1691 - 1718 Charles
teen choristers and thirty singing priests. Richard Harford
Christ Church Cathedral is often claimed to be the Goodson Lloyd
smallest cathedral in England, and although it did once (snr) • 1892 - 1909
hold this distinction there are now smaller cathedrals, as • 1718 - 1741 Basil
several parish churches were elevated to cathedral status Richard Harwood [2]
in the 20th century.[1] Goodson (jnr) • 1909 - 1926
The nave, choir, main tower and transepts are of the Henry
late Norman period. There are architectural features George Ley
ranging from Norman to the Perpendicular style and a
large rose window of the ten-part (i.e., botanical) type.
Notable burials
• John Locke, famous philosopher
• Bishop George Berkeley, philosopher (his memorial
is in the nave)
• John Fell, Bishop of Oxford
• Sir Henry Gage (1593–1645), buried in the Lucy
Chapel off the south transept
• George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d’Aubigny, Cavalier
• Thomas Banks Strong, Bishop of Oxford
• Henry Liddell, Alice’s father
• John Underhill (bishop) Christ Church Cathedral from across the Christ Church Mead-
• John Urry ow.
Organ
The organ is a 43-rank, four-manual and pedal instru-
ment built in 1979 by Austrian firm Rieger Orgelbau. A
specification of the organ can be found on the National
Pipe Organ Register.
List of organists
• 1530 - 1564 • 1741 - 1776 • 1926 - 1928
John Richard Noel Edward
Taverner Church Ponsonby
• 1564 - 1611 • 1776 - 1790 • 1929 - 1932
Bartholomew Thomas William
Lant Norris Henry Harris
Christ Church Cathedral from its gardens, adjacent to the
• 1611 - 1613 • 1790 - 1807 • 1933 - 1955
Meadow Building.
Matthew William Thomas
White Crotch Armstrong
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Assistant organists • Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
• English Gothic architecture
• William Walond 1753
• Romanesque architecture
• Arthur Herbert Brewer
• Church of England
• Sidney Thomas Mayow Newman 1924 - 1928
• Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys 1938 - 1940
• Alec Wyton 1943 - 1946 (afterwards organist of St References
Matthew’s Church, Northampton)
[1] Christ Church Cathedral — Miscellany, Archive.org,
• Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys 1946 - 1947
2004.
• Harrison Oxley 1953 - 1955 (formerly assistant
[2] Cathedral Organists. John E West. Novello and
organist of St. Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham,
Company. London. 1899
afterwards organist of St Edmundsbury Cathedral)
• Anthony Crossland 1957 - 1961
• Nicholas Cleobury 1972 - ???? External links
• Simon Lawford 1986 - 1990 • Christ Church Cathedral website
• Stephen Farr 1990-1996? • Christ Church Cathedral Choir website
• David Goode 1996 - 2001 • Oxford Cathedral information
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. • A history of the choristers of Christ Church
Cathedral, Oxford
Sub organists • Sacred destinations photo gallery
• Clive Driskill-Smith
See also
• List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom
• Christ Church, Oxford: more information on the
College and the Cathedral
• Bishop of Oxford
• Diocese of Oxford
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