Grace Church Cathedral

Grace Church Cathedral
Grace Church Cathedral
32°46′54″N 79°56′12″W / 32.78167°N 79.93676°W / 32.78167; -79.93676
Location	98 Wentworth St. Charleston, South Carolina
Country	United States
Denomination	Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.gracechurchcharleston.org
History
Founded	1846
Architecture
Architect(s)	Edward Brickell White
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1848
Specifications
Number of spires	One
Materials	Stucco over brick
Bells	10
Administration
Diocese	South Carolina
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. Adams III
Dean	Very Rev. J. Michael A. Wright
Grace Episcopal Church
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Charleston Historic District (ID70000923[1])
Added to NRHP	January 30, 1970

Grace Church Cathedral, located in Charleston, South Carolina, is the diocesan cathedral of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. It is also a contributing property in the Charleston Historic District.^[2] The parish was founded as the city's fifth Episcopal Church congregation in 1846.^[3] The Gothic Revival church was designed by E.B. White and completed in 1848. The church remained open during the American Civil War until it was hit by a shell in January 1864. It reopened the following year. The church was also severely damaged in an earthquake in August 1886, in a hurricane in 1911, and in Hurricane Hugo in 1989.

It was selected to be the cathedral at the annual diocesan convention in November 2015; the previous diocesan cathedral, the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, became affiliated with the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina in 2012. Robert Willis, Dean of Canterbury, presented the newly designated cathedral with a Canterbury cross at a special service in April 2016. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was also present.^[4]