St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul
Il-Katidral Metropolitan ta' San Pawl
Façade of St Paul's Cathedral in 2013
Map
35°53′11″N 14°24′14″E / 35.88639°N 14.40389°E / 35.88639; 14.40389
LocationMdina, Malta
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitemetropolitanchapter.com
History
StatusCathedral
Founded12th century
DedicationPaul the Apostle
Consecrated8 October 1702
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lorenzo Gafà
StyleBaroque
Years built1696–1705
Specifications
MaterialsLimestone
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Malta
Clergy
ArchbishopCharles Scicluna
ArchpriestAnthony Cassar

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul (Maltese: Il-Katidral Metropolitan ta' San Pawl), commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The cathedral was founded in the 12th century, and according to tradition it stands on the site where Roman governor Publius met St. Paul following his shipwreck on Malta. The original cathedral was severely damaged in the 1693 Sicily earthquake, so it was dismantled and rebuilt in the Baroque style to a design of the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà between 1696 and 1705. The cathedral is regarded as Gafà's masterpiece.

The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Malta, and since the 19th century this function has been shared with St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta.