Christ Church, South Yarra

Christ Church, South Yarra
Christ Church, South Yarra, in c. 1888
Map
37°50′19″S 144°59′09″E / 37.838636°S 144.98589°E / -37.838636; 144.98589
Address683-701 Punt Road, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
Churchmanship
Websiteccsy.org.au
History
StatusChurch
FoundedApril 1856 (1856-04)
Founder(s)Major General Edward Macarthur
Consecrated1875
by Dr Samuel Thornton, Bishop of Ballarat
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Specifications
MaterialsBluestone, Oamaru stone
Administration
DioceseMelbourne
Official nameChrist Church
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated30 July 1986
Reference no.1080

Christ Church, South Yarra is an Anglican church at 683-701 Punt Road, South Yarra in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1856, the congregation form part of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne. The parish belongs to the Anglo-Catholic or High Church tradition; it was the location of the ordination of the first woman to be a deaconess in Australia in 1884.