[Bell Historians] Sunderland Minster.

[David Bryant]

“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.”

 

City status is created by Royal Charter, and a city doesn’t have to have a
cathedral. Likewise, cathedrals don’t have to be in cities.

 

There can only be one cathedral in a diocese. Calling the parish church of a
cathedral-less city or large town a ‘minster’ is a modern fad – such
pseudo-minsters can be found in a number of places – e.g. Doncaster,
Rotherham, Preston. It isn’t liked to city status – Doncaster and Rotherham
aren’t cities.

 

David 


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