Saint Sophia Cathedral, Sydney

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Sydney
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia
Agia Sophia
Saint Sophia Cathedral, pictured in 2009.
33°52′59″S 151°13′08″E / 33.8830°S 151.2190°E / -33.8830; 151.2190
Location	302–304 South Dowling Street, Paddington, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	The Holy Wisdom, a reference to the second person of the Trinity, or Jesus Christ
Dedicated	18 September 1927 (1927-09-18)
Consecrated	1928
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Walter Leslie
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Inter-war Academic Classical
Years built	1926–1930
Administration
Province	Greek Orthodox Community of Sydney and NSW
Archdiocese	Australia
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev. Stavros Agoroudis
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia (Agia Sophia); Cathedral of Holy Wisdom; Cathedral of God's Wisdom
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	18 March 2016
Reference no.	1968
Type	Cathedral
Category	Religion
Builders	W. Robins

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia is a heritage-listed Greek school, Greek Orthodox cathedral and Greek venue for social activities located at 302–304 South Dowling Street, Paddington, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Walter Leslie and built from 1926 to 1930 by W. Robins. It is also known as Saint Sophia Cathedral, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia (Agia Sophia), the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom and the Cathedral of God's Wisdom. The property is owned by Greek Orthodox Community of NSW. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 March 2016.^[1]