Which was opened first, the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth or the Chester Cathedral?
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist (also known as St John's Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, England. It was opened in 1882 and is the first cathedral to have been built in Portsmouth. It is the mother church of the Portsmouth diocese and seat of the Bishop of Portsmouth, currently the Right Reverend Philip Egan. It was dedicated on 10 August 1882.
John Wainwright (composer) John Wainwright (1723–1768) was an English church organist and composer. He was appointed organist and singer at the Manchester Collegiate Church (later Manchester Cathedral) on 12 May 1767, a year after the publication of his "A Collection of Psalm Tunes, Anthems, Hymns and Chants", which included the Christmas hymn "Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn".