| St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney | |
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| Cathedral Church of Andrew the Apostle | |
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| 33°52′26″S 151°12′23″E / 33.873923°S 151.206336°E | |
| Location | George Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Low church evangelical[1] |
| Website | sydneycathedral |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded |
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| Founder(s) | |
| Dedication | Andrew the Apostle |
| Consecrated | 30 November 1868 by Bishop Frederic Barker |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Complete |
| Architect(s) |
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| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1837 |
| Completed | 1868 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 48 metres (157 ft) |
| Width | 17.6 metres (58 ft) |
| Width across transepts | 33.3 metres (109 ft) |
| Height | 29.7 metres (97 ft) |
| Tower height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | New South Wales |
| Diocese | Sydney |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Kanishka Raffel |
| Dean | Sandy Grant |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Ross Cobb |
| Official name | St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral and Chapter House[2] |
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
| Criteria | a., b., c., d., e., f., g. |
| Designated | 3 September 2004 |
| Reference no. | 1708 |
| Type | Cathedral |
| Category | Religion |
New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register) | |
| Official name | St Andrew's Cathedral Group Including Interiors, Courtyard Spaces and Forecourts[3] |
| Type | Local government heritage (complex / group) |
| Criteria | a., c., d., f. |
| Designated | 14 December 2012 |
| Reference no. | I1793 |
| Type | Built |
| Category | Cathedral |
St Andrew's Cathedral (also known as St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral) is a cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of New South Wales (currently the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel from 28 May 2021). The position of Dean of Sydney has been held by the Very Reverend Sandy Grant since 9 December 2021.
The St Andrew's has an Evangelical ministry, holding services every day, including a weekly healing service. There is a cathedral choir of men and boys who sing during term time, as well as a company of bell ringers. The notable pipe organ has been restored and is regularly used for recitals and concerts.
Designed primarily by Edmund Blacket on foundations laid by James Hume, the cathedral was built from 1837 to 1868, and was ready for services and consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia.
St Andrew's is one of the city's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Joan Kerr described the cathedral as "a perfect example of the colonial desire to reproduce England in Australia in the mid nineteenth century".[4]
The cathedral is located at 1400 George Street in the Sydney central business district of the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales. St Andrew's is owned by the Anglican Church Property Trust. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 September 2004;[2] is listed on the City of Sydney local government heritage register;[3] and is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.[5]
- ^ Jensen, Michael (1 September 2011). "Are Sydney Anglicans actually Anglicans?". ABC Religion and Ethics. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b "St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral and Chapter House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01708. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ a b "St Andrew's Cathedral Group Including Interiors, Courtyard Spaces and Forecourts". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Kerr, Joan (1983). Our Great Victorian Architect, Edmund Thomas Blacket. National Trust of Australia. ISBN 0-909723-17-6.
- ^ "St Andrews Anglican Cathedral and Chapter House (Place ID 1905)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 March 1978. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
