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(King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality),

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. It is the seat of the Bishop of the

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. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Joseph Watkin Williams on 16 December 1901 in memory of his predecessor Bishop Bransby Lewis Key.

History

In December 1906, the building committee prepared a report to be presented to the Diocesan Synod on the building of the Cathedral.Text of report
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mthatha, Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist Anglican cathedrals in South Africa Churches in the Eastern Cape Herbert Baker buildings and structures Historic sites in South Africa 1901 establishments in the Cape Colony King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality