St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
Cathedral Church of Paul the Apostle
Interior (nave or arcade) of St Paul's
Coordinates: 37°49′01″S 144°58′03″E / 37.816853°S 144.967384°E / -37.816853; 144.967384
Location	City of Melbourne
Country	Australia
Denomination	Anglican Church of Australia
Website	stpaulscathedral.org.au
History
Former name(s)	St Paul’s Parish Church (1852-1885)
Consecrated	22 January 1891
Architecture
Architect(s)	William Butterfield
Style	Gothic transitional
Years built	1852, 1880-91, 1926
Administration
Diocese	Melbourne
Province	Victoria
Clergy
Archbishop	Philip Freier
Dean	Andreas Loewe
Precentor	Heather Patacca
Canon Pastor	Ruth Redpath
Laity
Director of music	Phillip Nicholls
Organist(s)	Siegfried Franke, Lachlan Redd, Roslyn Carolane

St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne who is also the metropolitical archbishop of the Province of Victoria and, since 28 June 2014, the present seat of the Primate of Australia.

The cathedral was built in stages and is one of the City of Melbourne's major architectural landmarks.

St Paul's Cathedral is in a prominent location at the centre of Melbourne, on the eastern corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Street. It is situated diagonally opposite Flinders Street Station, which was the hub of 19th-century Melbourne and remains an important transport centre.

Immediately to the south of the cathedral, across Flinders Street, is the new public heart of Melbourne, Federation Square. Continuing south down Swanston Street is Princes Bridge which crosses the Yarra River, leading to St Kilda Road. Thus the cathedral has a commanding view of the southern approaches to the city.

The location for the cathedral marks the place of the first Christian service held in Melbourne in 1835. Previous buildings on this site include a corn market and St Paul's Parish Church.