St. George's Cathedral, Chennai

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St. George's Cathedral
Side view of St. George's Cathedral
13°03′06″N 80°15′09″E / 13.0518°N 80.2525°E / 13.0518; 80.2525
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Denomination	Church of South India
Previous denomination	Church of England
Website	www.csistgeorgescathedral.com
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	St. George
Consecrated	6 January 1816
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Col. J. L. Caldwell
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Neoclassical
Completed	1815
Construction cost	57,225 Pagodas
Clergy
Priest in charge	Rev. T. Devaputhiran

St. George's Cathedral is a Church of South India (previously Church of England and Anglican) cathedral in Chennai, India. The cathedral was built in 1815. St. George's occupies an important place in the history of Christianity in India, as the Church of South India was inaugurated here on 27 September 1947. It marked the breaking down of ecclesiastical barriers between Protestants of various traditions.

The architecture of St. George's Cathedral is remarkable for its tall spire, pillars, marble statues, mural tablets and memorials inside. The cathedral is a piece of architectural grandeur resting on a tier of steps. The governors of Fort St. George and their families worshipped here as also the viceroys when they visited Madras.