The Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, announced plans for a new cathedral that will cost $80 million (46.4 million US dollars).
The previous cathedral, damaged in earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, was demolished in 2020.
The new cathedral will have “an ancient design, a Romanesque and Gothic hybrid model,” said Bishop Michael Gielen. “So that’s drawing on the best of humanity’s learnings over the centuries”