St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral – Victoria, BC
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N 48° 25.523 W 123° 21.752
10U E 473179 N 5363645
St. Andrew's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral for the diocese of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Built in the High Victorian Gothic style, St. Andrew's was Victoria's third cathedral to be built.
Waymark Code: WM13R4C
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/07/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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The cathedral is the third building to be used by the parish. The first building was used from 1858 to 1884 (presently used as the Chapel of St. Ann's Academy on Humboldt Street). The second building was used from 1884 to 1892 (situated behind the current building now occupied by the St. Andrew's Square office building), after which the parish moved into the present cathedral.

Work on the new cathedral began in 1890. At 8:00a.m. on October 30, 1892, Bishop Jean-Nicolas Lemmens blessed the building before celebrating a Pontifical High Mass at 10:00a.m. The cathedral has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 1990.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 10/30/1892

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If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic

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Victoria, British Columbia V8W 1J8Canada


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