Cathedra
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| :Lancaster University Cathedra |
CCC 1184 The chair of the bishop (cathedra) or that of the priest "should express his office of presiding over the assembly and of directing prayer."
The lectern (ambo): "The dignity of the Word of God requires the church to have a suitable place for announcing his message so that the attention of the people may be easily directed to that place during the liturgy of the Word."
Since it became a Cathedral, Lancaster has had two Cathedra, news of the original wooden Cathedra which was first used 12th February 1928 were reported on in Billington's Blog
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| Original Cathedra |
The current Cathedra (above) was installed when the Cathedral was reordered. To read more about what a diocese is called when there is no Bishop see a post on the original Cathedral Blog
For the past two years when the Bishop has confirmed people it is whilst sitting in the Cathedra that he anoints them.
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| Bishop Michael Campbell sitting in Cathedra |
