Located on a hill in Newcastle, Christ Church Cathedral is in an imposing position, looking out over the city. The first Christ Church was built in 1817, but the current cathedral was consecrated in 1902. A building committee advertised for interested architects to submit suitable church plans in 1868, and they received responses from architects in Australia and North America. The Very Reverend Katherine Bowyer is the current dean, and the first woman to hold the position.

Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral. We are a vibrant community in the heart of the City.
Our Cathedral dominates the skyline, gathering pilgrims, visitors and tourists to enjoy its splendid architecture, music and art.
The Cathedral houses Newcastle's principal War Memorial and Memorabilia.
If you are new to the Cathedral or visiting, we hope you feel at home with us, that you meet Christ in our worship together, and that you experience us as a welcoming and joyful community.
We seek to offer worship with beauty, colour, order and dignity as with open hearts and minds we respond to the living God who makes himself known here.

Christ Church Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Newcastle within the Anglican Church of Australia