St. George's Cathedral (Freetown)
Basic data | |
Denomination | Anglican |
place | Freetown , Sierra Leone |
Anglican Diocese | Diocese of Freetown |
Building history | |
construction time | 1817-1828 |
Function and title | |
Bishopric and Cathedral of the Diocese of Freetown |
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8 ° 29 '24.1 " N , 13 ° 14' 8.4" W |
St. George's Cathedral (also Freetown Cathedral ) is the Anglican cathedral in Freetown in Sierra Leone . It is the bishopric and headquarters of the Diocese of Freetown , which is part of the Church of the Province of West Africa .
Construction of the church began in 1817 and was completed in 1828.
literature
- Tuboku Butcher: An Historical Sketch of St George's Cathedral, Freetown, 1828-1928. Sierra Leone Studies, June 1928, No. 12, pp. 7-10.
Web links
- Information on the Cathedral (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Freetown Cathedral. Anglican Communion. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Diocese: Freetown (Sierra Leone). Anglican Communion. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Akintola Wyse: The Krio of Sierra Leone: An Interpretive History. University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin 1989, p. 15.