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There seem to be a fair number of folks from England in this group, so
thought I'd ask this. My understanding is that an English city must have a cathedral. Is that correct? I think a cathedral must have a Bishop. Is that correct? I'd heard that a cathedral must have a walkway behind the altar, but don't know if that's always the case. Thanks, Kerry |
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:14:09 -0700, Kerry Montgomery wrote:
There seem to be a fair number of folks from England in this group, so thought I'd ask this. My understanding is that an English city must have a cathedral. Is that correct? I think a cathedral must have a Bishop. Is that correct? I'd heard that a cathedral must have a walkway behind the altar, but don't know if that's always the case. Thanks, Kerry If it has a cathedral it is a city. It can be the size of London but without a cathedral it's just a town. However it can be very small with a cathedral and be a city. St Albans being a prime example of small city. http://goo.gl/maps/4W8kZ Note well the million pubs within staggering distance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/c...inster_palace/ change_palace_westmin_fact_file.shtml may be helpful with weird architectural words. -- davethedave |
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"Phil W Lee" wrote in message ... "Kerry Montgomery" considered Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:14:09 -0700 the perfect time to write: There seem to be a fair number of folks from England in this group, so thought I'd ask this. My understanding is that an English city must have a cathedral. Is that correct? No. It needs to have a City Charter, which can only be granted by the monarch, which is actually unconnected with the monarch's dual role as head of the Church of England. Brighton & Hove is a City but does not have a cathedral. The City of Cambridge does not have a cathedral, and until this year, one of the largest dioceses in the country (Chelmsford) had a cathedral but was not a city - it was only granted city status as part of the Queens diamond jubilee celebrations this year. Bury St. Edmunds, Southwark and Guildford all have cathedrals but are not cities, and Rochester recently lost it's city status but still has a cathedral. I think a cathedral must have a Bishop. Is that correct? Yes - the very word "cathedral" means "Seat". But not every bishop has a cathedral - the suffragen bishop of Bradwell does not, for example. I'd heard that a cathedral must have a walkway behind the altar, but don't know if that's always the case. That one I don't know, but can't find anything to substantiate. It does need a Bishops Throne. Thanks, Kerry Googling for "British City" and "British Cathedral" will find some excellent resources if you are interested - I'd particularly recommend the wikipedia articles. HTH Phil W Lee, Thank you very much. Perhaps the folks in England who told me these things could detect that I was a tourist! Kerry |
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On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:11:33 -0700, "Kerry Montgomery"
wrote: "Phil W Lee" wrote in message .. . "Kerry Montgomery" considered Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:14:09 -0700 the perfect time to write: There seem to be a fair number of folks from England in this group, so thought I'd ask this. My understanding is that an English city must have a cathedral. Is that correct? No. It needs to have a City Charter, which can only be granted by the monarch, which is actually unconnected with the monarch's dual role as head of the Church of England. Brighton & Hove is a City but does not have a cathedral. The City of Cambridge does not have a cathedral, and until this year, one of the largest dioceses in the country (Chelmsford) had a cathedral but was not a city - it was only granted city status as part of the Queens diamond jubilee celebrations this year. Bury St. Edmunds, Southwark and Guildford all have cathedrals but are not cities, and Rochester recently lost it's city status but still has a cathedral. I think a cathedral must have a Bishop. Is that correct? Yes - the very word "cathedral" means "Seat". But not every bishop has a cathedral - the suffragen bishop of Bradwell does not, for example. I'd heard that a cathedral must have a walkway behind the altar, but don't know if that's always the case. That one I don't know, but can't find anything to substantiate. It does need a Bishops Throne. Thanks, Kerry Googling for "British City" and "British Cathedral" will find some excellent resources if you are interested - I'd particularly recommend the wikipedia articles. HTH Phil W Lee, Thank you very much. Perhaps the folks in England who told me these things could detect that I was a tourist! Kerry Probably the first word out of your mouth gave them the clue :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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