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<DIV>I may have missed an email that stated the obvious , if so I
apologise.</DIV>
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<DIV>My understanding is that the elevation of Sunderland to City status gave
rise to the elevation of St. Michael & All Angels to Minster status as it
could not be a Cathedral as there is only allowed to be one Cathedral in any
Diocese.</DIV>
<DIV>Howard Smith.</DIV></FONT> </BODY></HTML>