St Peter's Cathedral | |
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Cathedral Church of St Peter | |
34°54′46″S 138°35′53″E / 34.91278°S 138.59806°E | |
Location | North Adelaide, South Australia |
Country | Australia |
Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
Website | stpeters-cathedral |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 29 June 1869 |
Founder(s) | Bishop Augustus Short |
Dedication | St Peter the Apostle |
Consecrated | 1 January 1878 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1904 |
Specifications | |
Length | 62 metres (203 ft) |
Nave width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
Height | 51 metres (168 ft) |
Bells | 8 (1947) |
Tenor bell weight | 2.1 tonnes (41 long cwt) |
Administration | |
Province | South Australia |
Diocese | Adelaide |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Geoffrey Smith |
Auxiliary Bishop(s) | |
Dean | Chris McLeod |
Precentor | Jenny Wilson |
Assistant priest(s) |
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Official name | St Peter's Anglican Cathedral |
Type | State heritage (built) |
Designated | 11 September 1986 |
Reference no. | 13612 |
St Peter's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Adelaide and Metropolitan of the Province of South Australia.[1]: 48 The cathedral, a significant Adelaide landmark, is situated on approximately 1 acre (0.40 ha) of land at the corner of Pennington Terrace and King William Road in the suburb of North Adelaide.
The south front has similar features to the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the Church of St Jean-Baptiste de Belleville in Paris, including an ornate rose window above the main entrance which depicts stories of South Australia and the Bible.