St Michael and St George Cathedral, Makhanda

Cathedral of St Michael and St George
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George in Church Square
Cathedral of St Michael and St George
33°18′36″S 26°31′36″E / 33.31000°S 26.52667°E / -33.31000; 26.52667
Location	Makhanda, Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Denomination	Anglican
Website	grahamstowncathedral.org
History
Founded	1824
Founder(s)	John Armstrong
Consecrated	21 September 1850
Architecture
Architect(s)	George Gilbert Scott and John Oldrid Scott
Style	Victorian neo-gothic
Completed	1952
Specifications
Capacity	500
Length	91 feet (28 m)[1]
Width	58 feet (18 m)[1]
Height	60 feet (18 m)[1]
Number of spires	1
Spire height	150 feet (46 m)[1]
Materials	Stone
Administration
Province	Southern Africa
Diocese	Diocese of Grahamstown
Archdeaconry	Grahamstown
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Vacant
Dean	Mzinzisi Dyantyi
Assistant priest(s)	Lunga Dongwana, Luthando Madiba
Deacon(s)	Siphokazi Njokweni
Laity
Director of music	Cameron Luke
Organ scholar	Jonathan Hughes
Music group(s)	The Choir of The Cathedral of St Michael and St George The St Michael's Marimba Band
Parish administrator	Lou-Anne Liebenberg

The Cathedral of St Michael and St George is the home of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Grahamstown. The cathedral is located on Church Square and has the tallest spire in South Africa 176 feet (54 m).^[2] The cathedral is dedicated to St Michael and St George and celebrates its patronal festival on the Sunday closest to Michaelmas (29 September).