The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, also commonly known as St. Andrew's Cathedral, is a
cathedral
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of the
Episcopal Church in the
United States
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located in the
State
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of
Hawaii
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. Originally the seat of the
Anglican
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Church of Hawaii
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His ...
, it is now the home of the
bishop
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of the
Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii
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. It is affiliated with
St. Andrew's Schools, which consists of the main girls' K-12 school, the coeducational Queen Emma Preschool and a boys' preparatory school (elementary).
History
Kamehameha IV
Kamehameha IV (Alekanetero ʻIolani Kalanikualiholiho Maka o ʻIouli Kūnuiākea o Kūkāʻilimoku; anglicized as Alexander Liholiho) (February 9, 1834 – November 30, 1863), reigned as the fourth monarch of Hawaii under the title ''Ke Aliʻi ...
and
Queen Emma, his
queen consort, were devout members of the
Church of England
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led by their good friend
Queen Victoria
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. At their request,
Thomas Nettleship Staley
Thomas Nettleship Staley (17 January 1823 – 1 November 1898) was a British bishop of the Church of England and the first Anglican bishop of the Church of Hawaii.
Life
Thomas Nettleship Staley was born 17 January 1823 in Sheffield, Yorkshir ...
was appointed bishop in 1862. Inspired to build a place of worship in the Anglican tradition, Kamehameha IV commissioned the construction of what would later become the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. However, the king died on the
feast day
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of
Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
in 1863 before ground-breaking.
Kamehameha V
Kamehameha V (Lota Kapuāiwa Kalanimakua Aliʻiōlani Kalanikupuapaʻīkalaninui; December 11, 1830 – December 11, 1872), reigned as the fifth monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from 1863 to 1872. His motto was "Onipaʻa": i ...
, the king's brother, took over the project and laid the cornerstone in honor of his predecessor on March 5, 1867.
The cathedral was designed by the London architects
William Slater William, Bill, Billy or Willie Slater may refer to:
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and
R. H. Carpenter, and the building process was overseen by their chief assistant
Benjamin Ingelow
Benjamin Ingelow (17 April 1835 – 1 January 1926) was an English architect who practised from an office in London.
Biography
Ingelow was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, where his father was a banker. His training started when he was articled to Arth ...
.
The Cathedral of Saint Andrew was built in the
French
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Gothic architectural style, shipped in several pre-fabricated pieces from
England
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. The western facade has a window of hand-blown
stained glass
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that reaches from the floor to the eaves, depicting the European explorers that visited the
Hawaiian islands
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.
There are only three other cathedrals in the Hawaiian Islands —
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace ( French: ''Cathédrale de Notre Dame de la Paix''; Portuguese: ''Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Paz''; Hawaiian: ''Malia o ka Malu Hale Pule Nui''; Latin: ''Basilicæ cathedralis Sanctæ Mariæ de Pa ...
,
Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
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Archbishop
On May 11, 2019, the church's Hol ...
and the
Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
The Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus is a co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church and its Diocese of Honolulu. Located in the outskirts of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. The principal cathedral of the diocese remains the Cathedral ...
of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
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T ...
.
It is located on Queen Emma Street, between Beretania Street and Queen Emma Square.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu
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on July 2, 1973 as site 73000663.
Bells
The Mackintosh Tower, completed in 1912, contains a set of eight bells hung for
change ringing
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, and is the westernmost such tower in the United States and the world. The current bells, which predate the cathedral, came from St. Alkmund's Church,
Shrewsbury
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,
United Kingdom
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.
They were cast in 1812 by John Briant (1748-1829), a
bellfounder
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based in
Hertford
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The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, ne ...
. They went unrung for many years due to that church's structural issues, and in 1972, facing
redundancy, the bells were put up for sale. In 1990, the bells were removed from St Alkmund's Church to
John Taylor & Co
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, who refurbished and
retuned the bells to
F♯.
The bells, at the request of the donor, were also inscribed with the names of the Hawaiian monarchs. They were installed in 1991.
Gallery
Image:St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii, as seen from Beretania St.jpg, View of St. Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
's statue, pool, olive trees, and front entrance
Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-cathedral-nave-stone.JPG, Exterior of nave, showing stonework from successive extensions
Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-nave-interior.JPG, Interior of nave, with fans in pews
Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-belfry.JPG, Bell tower
Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-stainedglass-front.JPG, Stained glass over front door, with Jesus on a surfboard at top left
Image:Honolulu-StAndrews-Cathedral-Royalty.JPG, Stained glass with King Kamehameha IV, Queen Emma, Bishop Thomas N. Staley, and Sanford B. Dole
See also
*
List of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States
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*
List of cathedrals in the United States
This is a list of cathedrals in the United States, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal Christian groups, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and the Armenian Apostolic Church) and a few prominent church ...
References
External links
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Cathedrals in Hawaii
Gothic Revival church buildings in Hawaii
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
Episcopal church buildings in Hawaii
Historic district contributing properties in Hawaii
1867 establishments in Hawaii
National Register of Historic Places in Honolulu