Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Local nameAnglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
LocationCanada

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The church is considered to be the mother church for Anglicans in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The cathedral is the seat for the Bishops of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Sam Rose, since 2020.The Anglican parish in the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador was founded in 1699 in response to a petition drafted by the Anglican townsfolk of St. John's and sent to Henry Compton, Bishop of London. In this petition, the people also requested help in the rebuilding of their church, which had been destroyed, along with the rest of the city, in 1696 by the French under the command of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._John_the_Baptist_(St._John's)

Official Website http://www.stjohnsanglicancathedral.org/

Phone +1 709 726 5677

Address 16 Church Hill, St John's, NL A1C, Canada

Coordinates 47°33'55.425" N -52°42'29.471" E

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