St Paul's Cathedral
Cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne, who is also the metropolitan archbishop of the Province of Victoria.
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne | |
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Cathedral Church of Paul the Apostle | |
37°49′01″S 144°58′03″E / 37.816853°S 144.967384°E / -37.816853; 144.967384 | |
Location | Melbourne CBD |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
Website | cathedral |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Paul's Parish Church (1852–1885) |
Status | Active |
Consecrated | 22 January 1891 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | William Butterfield |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1880–91, 1926 |
Administration | |
Province | Victoria |
Diocese | Melbourne |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Philip Freier |
Dean | Andreas Loewe |
Precentor | Heather Patacca |
Canon Pastor | Jane Window |
Canon Missioner | Robert Vun |
Laity | |
Director of music | Phillip Nicholls |
Organist(s) | Siegfried Franke, Lachlan Redd, Roslyn Carolane, Mark Slavec |
Official name | St Pauls Cathedral Precinct |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | October 9, 1974 |
Reference no. | H0018[1] |
Heritage Overlay number | HO655[1] |
The cathedral was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield and completed in 1891, except for the spires which were built to a different design from 1926 to 1932. It is one of Melbourne's major architectural landmarks.
- ^ a b "St Pauls Cathedral Precinct". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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