Today we celebrate the authority given to St Peter to lead the Church symbolised by 'the Chair', which still represents the authority of the Pope. Ever wondered what this feast is all about and what it means to celebrate what the Chair symbolises see below. For a video on the art history of the Chair of St Peter in Rome.
As preparations are going on in readiness for the ordination of Bishop Elect 'Canon Paul Swarbrick' who will become the 7th Bishop of Lancaster to sit on our Cathedra (the chair in a Diocese), the Bishop's Chair which is where the Bishop teaches us ... a descendent of the apostles.