St John's Cathedral, Parramatta

St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral is located in Sydney
St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral
33°48′57″S 151°00′09″E / 33.8159°S 151.0026°E / -33.8159; 151.0026
LocationHunter Street, Parramatta, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusRegional Cathedral
Founded5 April 1797 (1797-04-05)
Founder(s)Governor John Hunter
DedicationSt John, in honour of Governor Hunter
Dedicated10 April 1803 (1803-04-10) by Rev. Samuel Marsden
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeChurch
Style
Specifications
Number of spires2
Bells13 (hung in 1923)
Administration
ProvinceNew South Wales
DioceseSydney
ParishParramatta
Clergy
RectorRev Canon Bruce Morrison

St John's Cathedral is a heritage-listed, Anglican cathedral in Parramatta, City of Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. St John's was given the status of provisional cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in 1969, and designated a Regional Cathedral in 2011 for the Western Region.[1] It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 5 March 2010.[2]

The current rector is Reverend Canon Bruce Morrison.

  1. ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/50
  2. ^ "St. John's Anglican Cathedral". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01805. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.