St. George's Anglican Cathedral (Georgetown)

Guyana / Essequibo Islands-West Demerara / Vreed en Hoop / Georgetown / North Street
 cathedral, anglican church
St. George's Anglican Cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana is one of the tallest wooden churches in the world, at a height of 43.5 metres (143 ft).
St. George's was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield and opened on 24 August 1892. The building was completed in 1899. It is located on Church Street in Georgetown, and has been designated a National Monument.
The history of the Anglican Church in Guyana can be traced as far back as 1781, when the Reverend William Baggs, Chaplin to Sir George Rodney, came to this country.

Anglican Diocese of Guyana, Suriname and Cayenne: www.thedioceseofguyana.org/
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George's_Anglican_Cathedral
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Coordinates:   6°48'45"N   58°9'49"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago