Leicester Cathedral
| Leicester Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of Saint Martin | |
Leicester Cathedral from the south | |
| 52°38′05″N 1°08′14″W / 52.634644°N 1.137086°W | |
| Location | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | leicestercathedral |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic |
| Years built | 1086–1867 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 67.1 metres (220 ft) |
| Bells | 13 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Leicester (since 1927) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Martyn Snow |
| Dean | Karen Rooms |
| Precentor | Emma Davies |
| Canon(s) | 1 diocesan vacancy |
| Canon Pastor | Alison Adams |
| Canon Missioner | Sarah Siddique Gill |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Christopher Ouvry-Johns |
| Organist(s) | David Cowen, Rosie Vinter |
| Verger | Bev Collett Les Mitchelmore Carys Underdown |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 5 Jan 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1183725 |
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Map of central Leicester showing the location of the Cathedral Church of St Martin's (marked in green) among the key historic sites of Leicester Old Town. The other four surviving ancient churches are marked boldly in red. The Roman and medieval walls are marked by the dotted line. The one surviving Roman ruin is in purple, secular sites are in blue, and dissolved religious houses in black.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, commonly known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. One of the city centre's five surviving medieval churches, St Martin's was elevated to a collegiate church in 1922 and made a cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926.
The remains of King Richard III were reburied in the cathedral in 2015 after being discovered nearby in the foundations of the lost Greyfriars chapel, 530 years after his death.