sentences:  The original church building was demolished in 1872 to make room for the new cathedral.The present building officially opened in 1876, with Christ Church formally elevated into cathedral.In 2003 the dean performed an irregular wedding for a lesbian couple while the national church was debating the issue of blessing of same-sex unions (as it continues to do) and without the diocesan synod having reached any conclusion on the matter, provoking censure by the bishop.