St. George's Cathedral (Freetown)

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St. George's Cathedral
Freetown Cathedral
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Basic data
Denomination Anglican
place Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 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

Coordinates 8 ° 29 '24.1 "  N , 13 ° 14' 8.4"  W Coordinates: 8 ° 29 '24.1 "  N , 13 ° 14' 8.4"  W.
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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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Freetown Cathedral. Anglican Communion. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Diocese: Freetown (Sierra Leone). Anglican Communion. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Akintola Wyse: The Krio of Sierra Leone: An Interpretive History. University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin 1989, p. 15.