St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney

St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
Cathedral Church of Andrew the Apostle
West front
33°52′26″S 151°12′23″E / 33.873923°S 151.206336°E / -33.873923; 151.206336
Location	George Street, Sydney CBD, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Low church evangelical[1]
Website	sydneycathedral.com
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	31 August 1819 (1819-08-31) 1837
Founder(s)	Governor Lachlan Macquarie Bishop William Broughton
Dedication	Andrew the Apostle
Consecrated	30 November 1868 (1868-11-30) by Bishop Frederic Barker
Architecture
Functional status	Complete
Architect(s)	Francis Greenway (1819) James Hume (1837) Edmund Blacket (1842)
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1837 (1837)
Completed	1868 (1868)
Specifications
Length	48 metres (157 ft)
Width	17.6 metres (58 ft)
Width across transepts	33.3 metres (109 ft)
Height	29.7 metres (97 ft)
Tower height	40 metres (130 ft)
Administration
Province	New South Wales
Diocese	Sydney
Clergy
Archbishop	Kanishka Raffel
Dean	Sandy Grant
Laity
Director of music	Ross Cobb
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral and Chapter House[2]
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Criteria	a., b., c., d., e., f., g.
Designated	3 September 2004
Reference no.	1708
Type	Cathedral
Category	Religion
New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register)
Official name	St Andrew's Cathedral Group Including Interiors, Courtyard Spaces and Forecourts[3]
Type	Local government heritage (complex / group)
Criteria	a., c., d., f.
Designated	14 December 2012
Reference no.	I1793
Type	Built
Category	Cathedral

St Andrew's Cathedral (also known as St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral) is a cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of New South Wales (currently the Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel from 28 May 2021). The position of Dean of Sydney has been held by the Very Reverend Sandy Grant since 9 December 2021.

The St Andrew's has an Evangelical ministry, holding services every day, including a weekly healing service. There is a cathedral choir of men and boys who sing during term time, as well as a company of bell ringers. The notable pipe organ has been restored and is regularly used for recitals and concerts.

Designed primarily by Edmund Blacket on foundations laid by James Hume, the cathedral was built from 1837 to 1868, and was ready for services and consecrated in 1868, making it the oldest cathedral in Australia.

St Andrew's is one of the city's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Joan Kerr described the cathedral as "a perfect example of the colonial desire to reproduce England in Australia in the mid nineteenth century".^[4]

The cathedral is located at 1400 George Street in the Sydney central business district of the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales. St Andrew's is owned by the Anglican Church Property Trust. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 September 2004;^[2] is listed on the City of Sydney local government heritage register;^[3] and is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.^[5]