Saint Paul's Cathedral (Saint Helena)

Summary

Saint Paul's Cathedral is a cathedral church on the island of St Helena and is part of the Diocese of St Helena. It is located approximately 2 miles south of Jamestown in the district of St Paul's.

Saint Paul's Cathedral

It replaced "the Country Church" which existed from the early days of St Helenian colonisation in the late 17th century. Building work on the new church began in 1850, was completed in 1851 and the church became the cathedral in 1859[1] when the Diocese of St Helena was established. At the time the diocese included the islands of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, but the latter has since been transferred away.

It is designated as a Grade I listed building.[2] Nearby is Plantation House, also Grade I listed.

Parish edit

The parish of St Paul's Cathedral (one of three parishes on the island) consists of Saint Paul's Cathedral and four daughter churches:

See also edit

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ Flickr
  2. ^ Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Appendix 3: Listed Buildings

External links edit

  • Diocese of Saint Helena Parish of St Paul
  • Plantation House with the old Country Church behind, c. 1812

15°57′24″S 5°43′13″W / 15.9568°S 5.7203°W / -15.9568; -5.7203