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Saturday 6th September 2008 |

The Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop for Birmingham, the Right Revd David Urquhart. Its chief executive is the Dean, the Very Revd Robert Wilkes, who chairs the Cathedral Chapter, or governing body. The Cathedral is also a parish church, whose geographical area includes the Council House and Town Hall, many major business and finance institutions, theatres and hospitals, retail outlets both large and small, restaurants, hotels and pubs, and an increasing number of residential properties. Nearly all the major diocesan services take place here.
The Birmingham Diocese covers the City of Birmingham and the District of Solihull, as well as parts of Warley, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
The Cathedral benefits enormously from the work of the Friends of Birmingham Cathedral, a group of supporters from all over the world. The Friends hold regular meetings and raise money for specific aspects of the Cathedral's life and work. The Chair of the Friends is Sir Ian Byatt. For further information about the work of the Friends, and about how to become a Friend, please contact the Hon. Secretary, Graham Grove, c/o the Cathedral.
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