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| '''Christ Church Cathedral''' is the ] ] in ]. It is the episcopal seat of the ] of the ]. It is the Diocese of British Columbia's third cathedral, built after the first, built in 1856, was destroyed by fire, and the second, built in 1872, became inadequate for the size of the congregation. The current cathedral was built in 1929, at 930 Burdett Avenue, (although the west front faces Quadra Street) and measures 93' wide, 140' long, with towers 122' high. It consists of a liturgical west front and a portion of the originally-designed nave, construction having stalled at this point in the expectation that funding would in due course be raised for the cathedral to be completed. Ultimately in the 1980s it was recognised that this was unrealistic and the building as it stood was finished off without the nave being extended or transepts, choir or other features of a gothic church being constructed. | '''Christ Church Cathedral''' is the ] ] in ]. It is the episcopal seat of the ] of the ]. It is the Diocese of British Columbia's third cathedral, built after the first, built in 1856, was destroyed by fire, and the second, built in 1872, became inadequate for the size of the congregation. The current cathedral was built in 1929, at 930 Burdett Avenue, (although the west front faces Quadra Street) and measures 93' wide, 140' long, with towers 122' high. It consists of a liturgical west front and a portion of the originally-designed nave, construction having stalled at this point in the expectation that funding would in due course be raised for the cathedral to be completed. Ultimately in the 1980s it was recognised that this was unrealistic and the building as it stood was finished off without the nave being extended or transepts, choir or other features of a gothic church being constructed. | ||
| The major crisis of Christ Church's history occurred in 1874 when the first Dean of Victoria, Edward Cridge, who had been chaplain of the ]'s Fort Victoria, entered into a ''contretemps'' with his bishop over churchmanship. Dean Cridge had determinedly Low Church sensibilities and mightily objected to the ritualist tendencies of the then Bishop of Columbia , ultimately decamping with much of the Cathedral's congregation, including many of Victoria's major figures (the eminent Canadian painter ] among them), to establish the nearby Church of Our Lord under the auspices of the ] where Cridge and his loyal former Cathedral congregation were able to continue in the evangelical tradition that had previously pertained at the Cathedral. The dispute became the subject of contentious litigation in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, ''sub nomine'' ''Cridge v. Bishop of Columbia'', reported in BCR, a suit which Cridge lost. | ]The major crisis of Christ Church's history occurred in 1874 when the first Dean of Victoria, Edward Cridge, who had been chaplain of the ]'s Fort Victoria, entered into a ''contretemps'' with his bishop over churchmanship. Dean Cridge had determinedly Low Church sensibilities and mightily objected to the ritualist tendencies of the then Bishop of Columbia , ultimately decamping with much of the Cathedral's congregation, including many of Victoria's major figures (the eminent Canadian painter ] among them), to establish the nearby Church of Our Lord under the auspices of the ] where Cridge and his loyal former Cathedral congregation were able to continue in the evangelical tradition that had previously pertained at the Cathedral. The dispute became the subject of contentious litigation in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, ''sub nomine'' ''Cridge v. Bishop of Columbia'', reported in BCR, a suit which Cridge lost. | ||
| The Cathedral is located at 930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V8V 3G8. | The Cathedral is located at 930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V8V 3G8. | ||
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Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Victoria, British Columbia. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of British Columbia. It is the Diocese of British Columbia's third cathedral, built after the first, built in 1856, was destroyed by fire, and the second, built in 1872, became inadequate for the size of the congregation. The current cathedral was built in 1929, at 930 Burdett Avenue, (although the west front faces Quadra Street) and measures 93' wide, 140' long, with towers 122' high. It consists of a liturgical west front and a portion of the originally-designed nave, construction having stalled at this point in the expectation that funding would in due course be raised for the cathedral to be completed. Ultimately in the 1980s it was recognised that this was unrealistic and the building as it stood was finished off without the nave being extended or transepts, choir or other features of a gothic church being constructed.
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The major crisis of Christ Church's history occurred in 1874 when the first Dean of Victoria, Edward Cridge, who had been chaplain of the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Victoria, entered into a contretemps with his bishop over churchmanship. Dean Cridge had determinedly Low Church sensibilities and mightily objected to the ritualist tendencies of the then Bishop of Columbia , ultimately decamping with much of the Cathedral's congregation, including many of Victoria's major figures (the eminent Canadian painter Emily Carr among them), to establish the nearby Church of Our Lord under the auspices of the Reformed Episcopal Church where Cridge and his loyal former Cathedral congregation were able to continue in the evangelical tradition that had previously pertained at the Cathedral. The dispute became the subject of contentious litigation in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, sub nomine Cridge v. Bishop of Columbia, reported in BCR, a suit which Cridge lost.
The Cathedral is located at 930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria, B.C. V8V 3G8.