Is Westminster Abbey a Catholic church?

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. read more

Westminster Abbey was a Catholic Church but was stolen by the English Crown at the time of the Protestant revolt and made into a Protestant Church. Westminster Cathedral is the diocesian cathedral for the Catholic Church in Westminster. read more

Westminster Abbey is designated a "Royal peculiar", its officials are appointed by the Crown, and the abbey itself is extra-diocesan, that is, exempt from the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London in whose diocese it is situated. read more