Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew | |
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St. Andrew's Cathedral from Queen Emma Street
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Location | 229 Queen Emma Square Honolulu, Hawaii |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Episcopal |
Website | www |
Architecture | |
Status | Cathedral |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | William Slater, Richard Carpenter |
Style | French Gothic/Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | March 5, 1867 |
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Diocese | Hawaii |
Province | VIII |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Right Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick |
Priest(s) | The Rev. Robert "Moki" Hino |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Todd Beckham (Interim Director of Music) |
St. Andrew's Cathedral
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Location | Beretania Street (Queen Emma Square), Honolulu, Hawaii |
Coordinates | 21°18′35″N 157°51′26″W / 21.30972°N 157.85722°WCoordinates: 21°18′35″N 157°51′26″W / 21.30972°N 157.85722°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Part of | Hawaii Capital Historic District (#78001020) |
NRHP Reference # | 73000663 |
Added to NRHP | July 2, 1973 |
The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, also commonly known as St. Andrew's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States located in the State of Hawaii. Originally the seat of the Anglican Church of Hawaii, it is now the home of the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii. It is affiliated with St. Andrew's Schools, which consists of the main girls' K-12 school, the coeducational Queen Emma Preschool and a boys' preparatory school (elementary).
Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, his queen consort, were devout members of the Church of England led by their good friend Queen Victoria. At their request, Thomas Nettleship Staley was appointed bishop in 1862. Inspired to build a place of worship in the Anglican tradition, Kamehameha IV commissioned the construction of what would later become the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. However, the king died on the feast day of Saint Andrew in 1863 before ground-breaking. Kamehameha V, the king's brother, took over the project and laid the cornerstone in honor of his predecessor on March 5, 1867. The cathedral was designed by the London architects William Slater and R. H. Carpenter, and the building process was overseen by their chief assistant Benjamin Ingelow.