St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town
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St George's Cathedral (also referred to as The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr) is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, and the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. St. George's Cathedral is both the metropolitical church of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and a congregation in the Diocese of Cape Town.
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St George's Cathedral | |
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Cathedral And Metropolitical Church of Saint George the Martyr | |
Country | Cape Town, South Africa |
Denomination | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 22 August 1901 (1901-08-22) |
Dedication | St. George |
Past bishop(s) | Desmond Tutu Robert Gray |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Provincial Heritage Site |
Architect(s) | Herbert Baker |
Architectural type | Gothic |
Style | Gothic |
Specifications | |
Bells | 10 Bells (Change ringing) |
Administration | |
Province | Southern Africa |
Archdiocese | Cape Town |
Archdeaconry | Cathedral |
Parish | Parish of Cape Town |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town |
Bishop(s) | Joshua Louw, Bishop of Table Bay[1] |
Vicar(s) | Mlamli Mfenyana |
Dean | Michael Weeder, Dean Of Cape Town |
Canon Missioner | Neil-Alan Walsh |
Assistant priest(s) | Shaun Cozett |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Grant Bräsler |
Verger | Eddie Esau |
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The cathedral was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and the first stones of the foundation were laid in 1901.[2] The cathedral replaced an incomplete church that was originally built at that site.