St John's Cathedral (in full, The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist) is the

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Mthatha Mthatha ( , ), alternatively rendered Umtata, is the main city of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality. The city has an airport, previously known ...

(King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality),

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. It is the seat of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Mthatha. 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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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 20th-century Anglican church buildings in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-church-stub