Birmingham - Bishop Gore's Statue, St. Philip's Cathedral - RP postcard 1914 pmk

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The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip is the Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church and consecrated in 1715, St Philip's became the cathedral of the newly formed Diocese of Birminghamin 1905. St Philip's was built in the early 18th century in the Baroque style by Thomas Archer and is located on Colmore Row, Birmingham, England.^[1] The cathedral is a Grade I listed building. St Philip's is the third smallest cathedral in England after Derby and Chelmsford.^[2]

St Philip's Church was planned when the nearby medieval church of St Martin in the Bull Ring became insufficient to house its congregation because of the growing population of Birmingham. The land, previously named the Barley Close, was donated by Robert Philips in 1710. It is one of the highest points in the district and is said to be at the same level as the cross on St Paul's Cathedral in London.^[3] Following an Act of Parliament, construction commenced in 1711, to the design of Thomas Archer,^[4] and was ready for consecration in 1715, when it was dedicated to the Apostle Philip as a tribute to the benefactor Robert Philips. It appears to have been Archer's first church, apart from a rebuilt chancel at Chicheley attributed to him. Construction was estimated to cost £20,000, but the final figure was only £5,012.^[4] (equivalent to £720,000 in 2016).^[5] This was because many of the materials were donated and transported to the site at no cost. St Philip's served as a Parish church from 1715 to 1905.

The church contained St. Philip's Parish Library which was bequeathed to the church by William Higgs. In 1792 a library room was constructed next to the parsonage house by Spencer Madan and was named the Parochial Library.

Charles Gore CR (1853–1932) was the Bishop of Oxford. He was one of the most influential Anglican theologians of the 19th century, helping reconcile the church to some aspects of biblical criticism and scientific discovery, while remaining Catholic in his interpretation of the faith and sacraments. Also known for his social action, Gore became an Anglican bishop and founded the priestly Community of the Resurrection as well as co-founded the Christian Social Union.

He received the degree Doctor of Divinity from the University of Oxford in December 1901,^[27] and was elected an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, in May 1902.^[28]

In 1905 Gore was installed as the first Bishop of Birmingham, a new see, which he had helped to create by dividing his see of Worcester.^[29] The second parish church of Birmingham,^{[citation needed]} St Philip, became the cathedral.^[30] While adhering to his views on the divine institution of episcopacy as essential to the Christian Church, Gore from the first cultivated friendly relations with the ministers of other Christian denominations and advocated co-operation with them in all matters when agreement was possible.

In social questions Gore became a leader of the group of high Anglicans known loosely as Christian socialists. In 1889 at Pusey House^{[citation needed]} Gore had helped found the Christian Social Union.^[17] He worked actively against the sweating system,^{[citation needed]} pleaded for European intervention in Macedonia, and in 1908^{[citation needed]} was a keen supporter of the Licensing Bill.^{[31][verification needed]}

In 1911 he succeeded Francis Paget as Bishop of Oxford and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.

On 28 September 1917 Gore licensed 21 women as lay readers called the "Diocesan Band of Women Messengers". These were possibly the first female lay readers in the Church of England. The last one, Bessie Bangay, died in 1987 aged 98.