| St Cyprian the Martyr Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr | |
 St Cyprian's Cathedral: south transept and tower | |
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| Location | 129 Du Toitspan Road, Kimberley |
| Country | South Africa |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Founded | Parish founded 1871 |
| Dedication | St Cyprian |
| Dedicated | Present building dedicated 13 May 1908 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Arthur Lindley with D.W. Greatbatch |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | Dedication of Nave in 1908 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman |
| Archdeaconry | Cathedral Archdeaconry within the Archdeaconry of the Karoo |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | The Very Revd Fr Reginald Leeuw |
The Cathedral Church of St Cyprian the Martyr, Kimberley, is the seat of the Bishop of the Kimberley and Kuruman, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The building was dedicated in 1908, becoming a Cathedral when the Synod of Bishops mandated formation of the new Diocese of Kimberley and Kuruman in October 1911.[1] The first Bishop, the Rt Revd Wilfrid Gore Browne, was enthroned there on 30 June 1912.[2]
The Parish of St Cyprian dates back to 1871 when a chapelry of the Parish of All Saints, Du Toit's Pan, Diocese of Bloemfontein, at first met in a tent in the nearby New Rush, on the Diamond Fields, a place later renamed Kimberley.[3][4]
- ^ Brian Roberts (1976). Kimberley: Turbulent City. David Philip & Historical Society of Kimberley and the Northern Cape. pp. 356–7. ISBN 978-0-949968-62-3. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Diamond Fields Advertiser, Monday 1 Jul 1912, pg 5, Col C & D Bishop of Kimberley – Consecration at Bloemfontein – A stately ceremonial; Diamond Fields Advertiser, Tuesday 2 Jul 1912, pg 5, Col E Bishop Enthroned – Impressive ceremony in the Cathedral Church – Sermon by the Bishop of Bloemfontein
- ^ Morris, D. 2007. A Cathedral Centenary: the background to the building of St Cyprian's Cathedral a hundred years ago, and the first years of its history. Now and Then 15(1):1–3.
- ^ Early St Cyprian's – worship in a tent
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