Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles
The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles was the Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Bristol, England from 1850 to 1973. The Pro-Cathedral was replaced in 1973 by the Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul, also known as Clifton Cathedral. It is a Grade II Listed Building.
Pro Cathedral of the Holy Apostles, front
The Pro-Cathedral in the foreground with the replacement Clifton Cathedral visible at upper rear left
The Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Bristol. Located in the Clifton area of the city, it is the seat and mother church of the Diocese of Clifton and is known as Clifton Cathedral. It has been a Grade II* Listed Building since 2000. A 2014 study noted it to be the only Catholic church built in the 1970s to have been Grade II* listed. It was the first cathedral built under new guidelines arising from the Second Vatican Council.
Clifton Cathedral
Bristol’s Clifton Cathedral (background left) with the Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles, its predecessor (foreground right)
Nave of Clifton Cathedral, showing concrete structures and engineering, acoustic baffles and 'hidden' windows (including star beam in lower part, with hexagonal cutouts)
Detail of Concrete, showing marks of timber formwork, Clifton Cathedral
