St Paul's Anglican Cathedral
| St Paul's Pro-Cathedral | |
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| The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Parish church of Saint Paul | |
| Il-Pro-Katidral ta' San Pawl | |
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Valletta
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| 35°54′1.2″N 14°30′41.5″E / 35.900333°N 14.511528°E | |
| Location | Valletta |
| Country |
 Malta
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www.anglicanmalta.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 20 March 1839 |
| Founder(s) | Queen Adelaide |
| Dedication | Saint Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Pro-cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Richard Lankesheer (later adjustments by William Scamp) |
| Style | Neo-classical |
| Groundbreaking | 1839 |
| Completed | 1844 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Administration | |
| Archdeaconry | Italy and Malta |
| Diocese | Diocese in Europe |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Justin Welby |
| Bishop(s) | Robert Innes |
| Auxiliary Bishop(s) | David Hamid |
| Chancellor | Simon Godfrey |
| Chaplain(s) | Clem Upton |
| Archdeacon | Vickie Sims |
| Laity | |
| Organist(s) | Hugo Agius Muscat Philip Galea |
| Churchwarden(s) | Clive Bennington Bernice Caruana |
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St Paul's Pro-Cathedral (Malti: Il-Pro-Katridral ta' San Pawl), officially The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Paul, is an Anglican pro-cathedral of the Diocese in Europe situated in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta. A "pro-cathedral", is a church with cathedral status though not being the main cathedral. Itis one of three cathedrals of the Anglican Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.
The cathedral was commissioned by the Dowager Queen Adelaide during a visit to Malta in the 19th Century when she found out that there was no place of Anglican worship on the island. Prior to this Anglican services were held in a room in the Grand Master’s Palace. Built on the site of the Auberge d'Allemagne (the conventual home of the German Knights Hospitaller), the cathedral was designed by William Scamp and was built between 1839 and 1844. Queen Adelaide laid the foundation stone on 20 March 1839 and her banner hangs above the choir stalls. The original plans were designed by Richard Lankasheer however the building proved unstable thus work had to resume on plans by Scamp in 1841. Scamp's designs located the altar on the west side of the church however the Bishop of Gibraltar had a more conservative view, thus the designs were altered and Scump designed an apse inside the great doors to hold the sanctuary on the east side.
During the war the cathedral was damaged and the roof collapsed however it escaped serious damage. During restoration works the original designs by Scump started to take shape. A quire and rood screen were built on the west side of the cathedral. A pulpit was also incorporated with the screen dedicated to Sir Winston Churchill. The new chancery was dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher on December 2nd, 1949 in the presence of Princess Elizabeth. The east side of the cathedral was then transformed into a baptistery. The under-croft, constructed from remains of the basement of the Auberge d'Allemagne was never used. In 1928 the Bishop of Gibraltar Nugent Hicks opened the under-croft as the new parish hall. In 1938 it was transformed as a gas proof air raid shelter and in the early days of the conflict was used by the chaplain, his wife and scores of Maltese citizens. In 2005 it was restored and upgraded.
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