St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
| St Andrew's Cathedral | |
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| Chinese: 圣安德烈座堂 | |
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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) |
| Architecture | |
| 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 |
Saint Andrew's Cathedral (Chinese: 圣安德烈座堂; pinyin: Shèng Āndéliè Zuòtáng) is an Anglican cathedral in Singapore, the country's largest cathedral. It is located 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 26 parishes and more than 55 congregations here. The logo of the Cathedral is the St Andrew's Cross. The Year 2006 marks the 150th Anniversary of the St Andrew's Church Mission since 1856.
The land on which the cathedral stands was allocated by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1822 for the siting of an Anglican church, however, construction did not begin until funds were raised by the community in 1834. 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.
After complaints that the church resembled a "Town Hall a College or an Assembly Room", a spire was added by John Turnbull Thomson in 1842. The spire however was built without a lightning conductor installed, and the church suffered two lightning strikes in 1845 and 1849. It was then declared unsafe and closed in 1852, and subsequently demolished in 1855.
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