St. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town
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The St. Mary's Cathedral[1][2] more formally known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flight into Egypt, is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Town, located in the City Bowl of Cape Town, South Africa.[3][4] in South Africa. It lies in Stalpein directly opposite the Houses of Parliament.
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St. Mary's Cathedral | |
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flight into Egypt | |
33°55′41.75″S 18°25′09.71″E | |
Location | Cape Town |
Country | South Africa |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1851 |
Past bishop(s) | Bede Slater, O.S.B.,
Patrick Raymond Griffith, O.P., Thomas Grimley, John Leonard, John Rooney, Bernard Cornelius O’Riley, Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C., Owen Cardinal McCann, Stephen Naidoo, C.Ss.R., Lawrence Patrick Henry |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Carl Otto Hager |
Style | Neo-gothic |
Years built | 1841 - 1851 |
Specifications | |
Tenor bell weight | 2200 kg |
Administration | |
Province | Western Cape |
Archdiocese | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa |
Deanery | City Bowl |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Brislin D.D |
Bishop(s) | The Right Rev. Sylvester David OMI |
Dean | Fr Dr Robert Bissell |
Chancellor | Fr Manuel Fernandes SAC |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Dale de Windt |
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