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Christ Church Anglican Cathedral
Christ Church Anglican Cathedral 13-05-2024 - Derek Flannery
Christ Church Anglican Cathedral 13-05-2024 - Derek Flannery

Christ Church Anglican Cathedral

Darwin City, NT 0800

Church Information

Church Name: Christ Church Anglican Cathedral
Church Previous Name: -
Denomination: Anglican Church of Australia
Street Address: 2 Smith St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia
Suburb: Darwin City
State: NT
Postcode: 0800
Foundation Stone Laid: unknown
Foundation Stone Notes: 

The foundation stone of the first cathedral "was laid by Mr Justice Dashwood, the Governemnt Resident, on 12 July 1902. He actually laid it three times, as it was twice dug up by vandals, who possibly thought that the bottle buried beneath it contained money (which it did not)". [See Note 1].

After cyclone Tracy (1974) the Cathedral was rebuilt and dedicated as recorded on a plaque: Christ Church Cathedral - was consecrated by - The Rt. Revd. K B Mason, BA. Dip. Theol, THL - First Bishop of the Northern Territory - Sunday 13th March 1977 - in the Presence of - The Most Revd. and Rt. Hon. FD Coggan, DD - Archbishop of Canterbury - Rector and Canon Residentiary - Revd CM Wood, BA, THL - Wardens - Mr TG Irvine, MPS, Ph C - Mrs JH Prickett - Mr PG Spillett, JP.

A plaque on the porch added to the original church building: A M D G - This Gate and The Porch - were added to Christ Church in 1944 - by - Royal Australian Navy and Northern Territory Force - as a tribute to the memory - of those members of all services - who died whilst on active service - in the Northern Territory - during the Second World War 1939-??.

Date Opened: 13-03-1977
Date Closed: unknown
Email: admin@churchesaustralia.org

Comments

The Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, Darwin is in the Diocese of the Northern Territory, and is the seat of the Bishop of the Northern Territory. The original Christ Church Anglican Church was built in 1902, and was designated a cathedral in 1968, on the appointmment of the first Bishop of the Northern Territory. During the early part of the Second World War the church building was used as a garrison Church by Defence Services. However, the building was damaged by a bomb on 19/2/1942 and then by subsequent looting, following which it was repaired by the Navy and used as a sick bay. In 1944 the Porch and Entrance Gateway were added by members of the services in memory of comrades killed in action in the Northern Territory. On the morning of 25th December, 1974 cyclone Tracy completely destroyed the Parish Hall, the clergy residences and the Cathedral leaving only a small part of the west wall, the porch and entrance gateway. A new cathedral was built and opened on 13/3/1977. More historical information/photographs of the cathedral/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 28/5/2024.

Note 1: For more of the Cathedral story see -  https://christchurchcathedral.com.au/our-cathedrals-history
Last Updated: Tuesday 28th May, 2024
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