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The Diocese of Hallam
The Diocese of Hallam was formed in 1980 by the division of the Dioceses of Leeds and Nottingham and consisting of
the County
of South Yorkshire, parts of the High
Peak and Chesterfield Districts of Derbyshire, and the District of Bassetlaw
in Nottinghamshire under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour.
The Cathedral Church of St. Marie in SheffieldDesigned by Sheffield architect Matthew Hadfield, the Church of St. Marie was opened on the 11th September
1850. The building was extended in 1879 and became a cathedral in 1980.
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A grade II* listed building, the cathedral’s gothic design
is based on several 14th century Yorkshire and Lincolnshire churches, especially St Andrew’s at Heckington.
Augustus
Pugin, a leading member of the Gothic revivalist movement, designed some of the cathedral’s stained glass and fixtures.
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When the
new Diocese of Hallam was created out of the diocese of Leeds in 1980, it was St Marie's that was chosen as the cathedral church. The first bishop,
Rt Revd Gerald Moverley, was enthroned on 3rd July 1980. Bishop Moverley died in December 1996. Bishop John Rawsthorne was
chosen as the second bishop of Hallam and installed in July 1997.
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