St. Paul's Cathedral (St. Helena)

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St. Paul's
St. Paul's

St. Paul’s is the Anglican cathedral on the island of St. Helena in the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha . The church building in the district of St. Paul's since 1859 episcopal see of the Diocese of St. Helena .

St. Paul's was designed by British architect Benjamin Ferrey . The foundation stone was laid on February 6, 1850. The building was completed in 1851 and the first mass was held on September 3 of that year.

Parishes

The parish of St. Paul's include four other church buildings:

  • St. Andrew's, Half Tree Hollow
  • St. Helena of the Cross, Blue Hill
  • St. Martin-in-the-Hills, Thompson's Hill
  • St. Peter's, Sandy Bay

See also

Web links

Commons : St. Paul's Cathedral (St. Helena)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, ST. PAUL'S. Saint Helena Island Info. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

Coordinates: 15 ° 57 ′ 24.5 ″  S , 5 ° 43 ′ 13.1 ″  W.