Bishop Paul Martin, left, and developer Philip Carter of the Carter Group on the site of the new Catholic cathedral and precinct. A real estate deal has cleared the way for Christchurch’s new Catholic cathedral to be built between Victoria Square and the Avon River. Late last year the church announced its plan to build a school, church headquarters, parking building, and a replacement for the quake-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. READ MORE:* $500m for new Catholic cathedral, school, hotels and car parking in central Christchurch* New cathedral, hotels, school for half-billion dollar north of square development* Catholic church spends $15 million on central Christchurch propertiesThe-Press Christchurch’s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, pictured before the earthquakes, will be demolished. The former Copthorne site was cleared after the earthquakes and is owned by Millennium and Copthorne Hotels NZ.

Source: Stuff August 23, 2020 00:45 UTC