St. Lucia's Cathedral

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St. Lucia's Cathedral
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Year consecrated	1881; 143 years ago (1881)
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kotahena, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Shown within Colombo Municipality
Geographic coordinates	06°56′53″N 79°51′52″E / 6.94806°N 79.86444°E / 6.94806; 79.86444
Architecture
Architect(s)	Bishop Hillarion Sillani Fr. Stanislaus Tabarrani
Style	Renaissance and Baroque
Groundbreaking	1782; 242 years ago (1782)
Completed	1902
Specifications
Direction of façade	East
Capacity	6000
Height (max)	46m (151 ft)

St. Lucia's Cathedral (Sinhala: කොටහේන ශාන්ත ලුසියා ආසන දෙව්මැදුර Kothahena Santha Lusiya Asana Dewumædura, Tamil: புனித லூசியா பேராலயம் Punitha Lusiya Peralayam) is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The cathedral is located at Kotahena, in the north east of Colombo, on 18,240 sq. ft. of land. It traces its origins to a small structure for worship built during the Dutch occupation.