St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
Cathedral Church of Paul the Apostle
St Paul's Cathedral
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37°49′01″S 144°58′03″E / 37.816853°S 144.967384°E / -37.816853; 144.967384
LocationMelbourne CBD
CountryAustralia
DenominationAnglican Church of Australia
Websitecathedral.org.au
History
Former name(s)St Paul's Parish Church (1852–1885)
StatusActive
Consecrated22 January 1891
Architecture
Architect(s)William Butterfield
StyleGothic Revival
Years built1880–91, 1926
Administration
ProvinceVictoria
DioceseMelbourne
Clergy
ArchbishopPhilip Freier
DeanAndreas Loewe
PrecentorHeather Patacca
Canon PastorJane Window
Canon MissionerRobert Vun
Laity
Director of musicPhillip Nicholls
Organist(s)Siegfried Franke,
Lachlan Redd,
Roslyn Carolane,
Mark Slavec
Official nameSt Pauls Cathedral Precinct
TypeState Registered Place
DesignatedOctober 9, 1974
Reference no.H0018[1]
Heritage Overlay numberHO655[1]

St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne, who is also the metropolitan archbishop of the Province of Victoria.

The cathedral was designed by the English Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield and completed in 1891, except for the spires which were built to a different design from 1926 to 1932. It is one of Melbourne's major architectural landmarks.

  1. ^ a b "St Pauls Cathedral Precinct". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 November 2023.