Saint John's Church is a
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
on the island of
Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
and is part of the
Diocese of St Helena
The Diocese of Saint Helena is an Anglican diocese within the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It covers the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension in the Atlantic Ocean and was created in 1859. St Paul's Cathedral is on Saint Helena.
Histor ...
. It is situated in the capital
Jamestown, in the Upper part of town.
The church was built in 1862 and is similar in design to Saint Helena's
Saint Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...
, which was built in the 1850s. It is designated as a Grade I listed building, and is one of many listed buildings (a designation for buildings of historic or architectural merit) in Jamestown.
Land Planning and Development Control Ordinance
Appendix 3: Listed Buildings
Parish
The church falls within the parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of St James (one of three parishes on the island), which consists of the historic Saint James' Church (situated in the lower part of town) and three daughter churches:
* Saint John's
* Saint Mary's, the Briars
* Saint Michael's, Rupert's Valley
See also
*Saint Matthew, Hutt's Gate
Saint Matthew is a church on the island of Saint Helena and is part of the Diocese of St Helena. It is situated in Hutt's Gate in the Longwood district. The church opened in 1862. It is designated as a Grade II listed building. - another church built in 1862 on the island
References
External links
Diocese of Saint Helena
Parish of St James
Church buildings in Saint Helena
Churches completed in 1862
Grade I listed buildings in Saint Helena
1862 establishments in the British Empire
Jamestown, Saint Helena
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