The Hull Minster candle was lit by Dr John Sentamu after a ceremony in Trinity Square
Hull's Holy Trinity Church has been re-dedicated as a minster by the Archbishop of York.
A flotilla of about 20 boats travelled down the Humber into Hull Marina ahead of the outdoor service, with Dr John Sentamu carrying a lantern lit at All Saints Church in Hessle.
The flame was then used to light the Hull Minster candle.
The minster is currently undergoing a £4.5m regeneration project, with the interior being restored and remodelled.
A flotilla of boats travelled down the Humber destined for Hull city centre
Dr John Sentamu carried a lantern lit at All Saints Church in Hessle
The boats moored up at Hull Marina
Hundreds of people filled Trinity Square for an outdoor service
Dr Sentamu earlier visited Zebedee's Yard to bless The Last Trip, a memorial to the city's lost fishermen.
The status of minster is an honorific title bestowed on major churches of regional significance in the Church of England to "reflect their importance and contribution to the local communities they serve", the Diocese of York said.
Dr Sentamu called Hull "a great city".
"We as the church want to play our part so that everyone will go away from Hull energised, full of trust and full of love," he said.
Holy Trinity Church was saved by the wind when a Zeppelin dropped a bomb over Hull in June 1915
Hull Minster facts
The church was built in the 1300s, replacing an earlier chapel, after King Edward I granted the former settlement of Wyke a Royal Charter and re-named it Kings Town upon Hull
It is the oldest brick-built building in the city
Anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce was baptised in the church's font
During World War One, the church was saved from bombing on 7 June 1915 due to a change in wind direction.
Church windows were damaged during another raid in March 1916
In World War Two, the church was briefly used as an air raid shelter
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