Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
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| 1°17′31.5″N 103°51′7.3″E / 1.292083°N 103.852028°ECoordinates: 1°17′31.5″N 103°51′7.3″E / 1.292083°N 103.852028°E | |
| Location | 11 St Andrew's Road |
| Country | Singapore |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Low church |
| Website | http://cathedral.org.sg/ |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 10 September 1838 (first church) 25 January 1862 (current building) |
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| Status | Cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Monument |
| Designated | 1973 |
| Architect(s) | Ronald MacPherson (current building) |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
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| Parish | St Andrew |
| Diocese | Singapore |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Canon Terry Wong |
| Dean | Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah |
| Designated | 28 June 1973 |
Saint Andrew's Cathedral (Chinese: 圣安德烈座堂; pinyin: Shèng Āndéliè Zuòtáng; Malay: Katedral St Andrew; Tamil: செயிண்ட் ஆண்ட்ரூ கதீட்ரல்; Indonesian: Katedral Santo Andreas) is an Anglican cathedral in Singapore, the country's largest cathedral. It is near City Hall, MRT Interchange in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. It is the Cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore and the mother church of her 27 parishes and more than 55 congregations. A church existed on the site since 1836, the current church however was built in 1856–1861. The logo of the Cathedral is the St Andrew's Cross. The Year 2006 marked the 150th anniversary of the St Andrew's Church Mission which was initiated in 1856.
A piece of land between Hill Street and North Bridge Road was initially allocated by Sir Stamford Raffles in his Town Plan of 1822 for the siting of an Anglican church, however, construction of the church did not begin until funds were raised by the community in 1834, and the site of the church was shifted from the original plan. The church was named Saint Andrew after the patron saint of Scotland in honour of the Scottish community who had donated to the building fund.
The first Saint Andrew's Church was designed by George Drumgoole Coleman in the neo-classical style. The foundation stone was laid on 9 November 1835, and the building constructed by 1836. The first church service was conducted on 18 June 1837 by the first chaplain, Reverend Edmund White, and the church was consecrated on 10 September 1838 by Bishop Daniel Wilson of Calcutta.
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