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Liverpool Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King #89654601
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Affectionately known as Paddy`s Wigwam. During the Great Irish Famine 1845ââ¬â1852 the Catholic population of Liverpool increased dramatically. About half a million Irish, who were predominantly Catholic, fled to England to escape the famine; many embarked from Liverpool to travel to North America while others remained in the city. Because of the increase in the Catholic population, the co-adjutor Bishop of Liverpool, Alexander Goss 1814ââ¬â1872, saw the need for a cathedral. It was opened in 1967
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